Senior Ground Loads Engineer — Air Vehicle Dynamics

Telemetry Today LLC; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, seeks an Air Dominance and Strike Aerostructures Engineer to design and analyze advanced structural parts for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms.

You will own the full development lifecycle from conceptual to detailed design and analysis, ensuring high-performance, resilient mechanics that meet demanding, contested environments. A U.S. Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or applied physics with a focus in structural dynamics.
• 5+ years of experience in a structures, dynamics, or loads related role with high ownership and accountability for hardware outcomes.
• Deep understanding of statics, dynamics, solid mechanics, materials science, finite element analysis, and dynamic testing.
• Proficiency in the use of multi-body dynamics software.
• Proficiency in FEMAP, Nastran, or similar.
• Proficiency in Matlab, Python, or similar for developing analytical models, data acquisition and automation.

Responsibilities

• Develop ground structural dynamics analyses for multiple air vehicles and systems to ensure structural integrity under various ground conditions.
• Develop multi-variate and Monte Carlo analysis cases.
• Maintain integrated multi-body dynamics models.
• Generate ground loads data in accordance with specifications such as MIL-A-8863, JSSG-2006, and other relevant standards.
• Collaborate with design engineers to develop landing gear and arresting hook system internal design and optimization strategies based on dynamic analysis results.
• Prepare detailed technical reports and present findings to internal teams, management, and external customers.
• Develop test plans and perform landing gear and arresting hook dynamics testing.
• Define instrumentation and perform data processing for ground dynamics data acquisition.

Skills

Structural dynamics

Statics & dynamics

Hardware ownership

Time management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or applied physics

Tools

MATLAB

Python

FEMAP

Nastran

Multi-body dynamics software

Job description

Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, seeks an Air Dominance and Strike Aerostructures Engineer to design and analyze advanced structural parts for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms.

You will own the full development lifecycle from conceptual to detailed design and analysis, ensuring high-performance, resilient mechanics that meet demanding, contested environments. A U.S. Secret clearance is required.