Thermal Design Engineer — Defense Aerospace, TS Clearance

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 149,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Thermal Design Engineer to develop and validate heat transfer solutions for drones, aircraft, and missiles. The role emphasizes first-principles analysis, thermal modeling, and cross-functional collaboration with electrical, mechanical, and systems engineers to own thermal designs in challenging environments.

Ideal for early-career engineers with solid fundamentals who want to grow into full ownership of thermal design problems in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• MS in Mechanical Engineering or related field with focus on heat transfer or thermal sciences.
• Strong fundamentals in conduction, convection, radiation, and transient thermal behavior.
• Experience with thermal analysis, modeling, or testing via MATLAB/Python.

Responsibilities

• Support thermal design and analysis for defense hardware (drones, aircraft, missiles).
• Develop and maintain thermal FEA/CFD models to predict performance.
• Assist in prototype builds, testing, and data post-processing.

Skills

Heat transfer

Fluid dynamics

First-principles analysis

MATLAB/Python

Communication

Education

MS in Mechanical Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Tools

STAR-CCM+

ANSYS

Icepak

SolidWorks

Siemens NX

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Thermal Design Engineer to develop and validate heat transfer solutions for drones, aircraft, and missiles. The role emphasizes first-principles analysis, thermal modeling, and cross-functional collaboration with electrical, mechanical, and systems engineers to own thermal designs in challenging environments.

Ideal for early-career engineers with solid fundamentals who want to grow into full ownership of thermal design problems in a fast-paced