Senior Thermal Analyst

Anduril Industries; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Lexington, MA is seeking a Senior Thermal Analyst to own thermal design across hardware programs. You will build analytical models, develop CFD/FEA simulations, and guide preliminary architecture through to production.

This role requires strong modeling skills and experience correlating analyses with tests. Ideal candidates have a MS or higher in engineering or applied physics, 7+ years in thermal analysis, and proficiency with MATLAB or Python.

Qualifications

• MS or higher in engineering or applied physics with heat transfer and fluid dynamics focus.
• 7+ years in a thermal analysis or thermo-physics role.
• Thermal FEA experience with STAR-CCM+, ANSYS, Icepak, or Flotherm.
• Proficiency in Matlab or Python for models and data processing.
• Experience with test-model correlation and input parameter characterization.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thermal analysis and own thermal design aspects across hardware programs.
• Develop analytical models and comprehensive simulations (CFD/FEA) for designs.
• Perform first-order hand calculations and lead model correlations with tests.
• Prepare technical reports and present findings to teams and customers.
• Stay current with thermal analysis methods, materials, and industry standards.
• Collaborate with environmental test engineers during instrumentation and testing.

Skills

Thermal analysis

Analytical modeling

CFD modelling

Test-model correlation

Data analysis

MATLAB

Python

Education

MS or higher in engineering or applied physics

Tools

STAR-CCM+

ANSYS

Icepak

Flotherm

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

The Test and Analysis team is responsible for ensuring that emerging products are ready for the harsh conditions of air, land, sea, and space environments. Our team supports multi-disciplinary product teams across the full life cycle to design, develop, and validate new and existing products. This includes requirements analysis, environmental and electromagnetic interference testing, reliability testing, and manufacturing sustainment efforts. The Test and Analysis team achieves these objectives through consistently striving to understand primary design drivers through analytical modeling, including specialized structural-thermal-optical performance (STOP) analysis, along with strategic engineering validation and qualification test campaigns. This fused approach ultimately enables us to identify opportunities for product robustness and quickly implement solutions to ensure critical capabilities efficiently make it into the hands of our military and its allies.

We are looking for a Senior Thermal Analyst to join our rapidly growing team in Lexington, MA. In this role, you will be responsible for performing thermal analysis and taking ownership of thermal design aspects across hardware development programs. You will execute first order assessment of designs to guide preliminary design architecture, develop detailed analytical models to mature prototype designs and develop predictions to support hardware testing. If you are someone who is excited to work on new projects from conceptualization through production and are passionate about developing validated and correlated models to support the rapid prototyping of cutting edge systems.

What You’ll Do

• Execute hand calculations, spreadsheet, and MATLAB/Python first-order models to inform path forward before jumping into detailed analysis. Use first principles as a basis for every decision and discern the right level of analysis to apply based on state of hardware design and program goals
• Develop appropriate CFD models and simulations to predict temperatures, heat transfer, and fluid characteristics as needed to meet design schedules. Generate, maintain, and correlate integrated FEMs for imaging platforms.
• Perform test-model correlation testing to validate analytical predictions
• Work closely with environmental test engineers to support the design, instrumentation selection, execution, and data processing of tests to validate models and predictions, including fundamental
• Prepare technical reports to present findings to internal teams, management, and external customers
• Stay current with advancements in thermal analysis techniques, materials technology, and industry standards

Required Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or have obtained a MS or higher degree in engineering or applied physics with focus on heat transfer and fluid dynamics
• 7+ years of experience in a thermal analysis or thermo-physics analysis role
• Thermal FEA experience – STAR-CCM+, ANSYS, Icepak, or Flotherm
• Familiarity with Matlab or Python (or equivalent) for developing analytical models and performing data acquisition & post-processing
• Experience with performing test-model correlation and test based characterization of critical modelling input parametersYour analysis incomplete.