Thermal Engineer — ECS for Advanced Defense Aircraft

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking a Thermal Engineer to own the thermal management and ECS for air vehicles and defense platforms. You will apply heat transfer and fluid dynamics expertise to keep avionics, payloads, power, and propulsion within limits across the mission envelope.

Responsibilities include defining architecture, sizing components, developing system models in tools like Simcenter Amesim or GT-SUITE, and leading prototype builds with test data correlation. A U.S.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with a focus on heat transfer or thermal systems.
• Strong first-principles understanding of heat transfer and fluid dynamics (conduction, convection, radiation).
• Experience using thermal analysis and modeling to drive design decisions for thermal management.

Responsibilities

• Own thermal design and analysis of vehicle thermal management and ECS.
• Develop steady-state and transient models of coolant, fuel, hydraulic, and lubrication circuits.
• Correlate models to test/flight data and drive design Trade studies.
• Lead prototype builds, ground testing, and validation of thermal designs.

Skills

Heat transfer

Fluid dynamics

Thermal analysis

Technical communication

U.S. security clearance

Education

MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering / Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Simcenter Amesim

Simscape

GT-SUITE

MATLAB

Python

Siemens NX

SolidWorks

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking a Thermal Engineer to own the thermal management and ECS for air vehicles and defense platforms. You will apply heat transfer and fluid dynamics expertise to keep avionics, payloads, power, and propulsion within limits across the mission envelope.

Responsibilities include defining architecture, sizing components, developing system models in tools like Simcenter Amesim or GT-SUITE, and leading prototype builds with test data correlation. A U.S.