Staff Fluids Systems Engineer – Autonomous AAV, Equity

Roboticsconnected; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

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Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa is seeking a Staff Fluids Systems Engineer to lead the fluids systems on a Group 3 autonomous air vehicle. You will own the design, development, and qualification of fluid systems across propulsion, avionics, and payload domains.

You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure integration, velocity, and cost targets while shaping test plans, vendor engagement, and CG management across flight envelopes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in aerospace fluids engineering.
• Deep knowledge of fuel, hydraulics, thermal management, environmental control.
• Hands-on design, build, and test for flight vehicles.
• CAD experience with NX preferred.
• Experience with fluids analysis tools (CFD/Flow).
• U.S. security clearance eligible.

Responsibilities

• Define and own fluids system architecture from concept to production.
• Lead requirements, architectures, trade studies, and verification methods.
• Perform system-level analyses: pressure drop, thermal balance, two-phase flow.
• Collaborate with propulsion, structures, avionics, and software teams for integration.
• Specify and qualify pumps, valves, heat exchangers, lines, and tanks.
• Lead design reviews and conduct rig and aircraft tests.
• CG management, venting, and unusable-fuel characterization.
• Contribute to tools and processes for fluids engineering.
• Travel to test sites and vendor visits.
• Assist customers with hardware demonstrations.

Skills

Fluid systems

Aerospace

CAD NX

CFD Analysis

System-level analysis

Security clearance

Hands-on hardware

Education

BS/MS in mechanical, aerospace, or chemical engineering

Tools

NX

Flowmaster

AFT Fathom/Arrow

GT-SUITE

Simulink/Simscape

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa is seeking a Staff Fluids Systems Engineer to lead the fluids systems on a Group 3 autonomous air vehicle. You will own the design, development, and qualification of fluid systems across propulsion, avionics, and payload domains.

You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure integration, velocity, and cost targets while shaping test plans, vendor engagement, and CG management across flight envelopes.