Anduril Industries
Aerodynamics Engineer, Hypersonic Air Vehicles
About this role
Anduril Industries seeks an Aerodynamics Engineer to design and analyze hypersonic unmanned air vehicles and missile platforms. You'll own the full development lifecycle from conceptual design through flight testing, leveraging advanced aerodynamic analysis techniques and high-speed flow expertise.
What you'll do
- Conduct aerodynamic design and analysis of unmanned air vehicles at multiple design maturities using low and high-order methods
- Perform stability, control, and trajectory optimization analyses for performance evaluation and vehicle trades
- Execute aerothermodynamic analysis and aircraft performance modeling for high-speed environments
- Plan, execute, and analyze wind tunnel and flight tests
- Develop and improve aerodynamic analysis tools and generate aerodynamic loads
- Prepare formal technical documentation including specifications, test procedures, and reports
What they're looking for
- Aerodynamic analysis techniques (hand calculations, CFD, lower-order codes)
- Programming in MATLAB and Python for tool development
- Stability and control analysis
- Trajectory optimization
- Aerothermal and high-speed flow analysis
- StarCCM+ (preferred)
- Combustion CFD and compressible flow knowledge
- Technical documentation and reporting
Benefits
- Competitive salary range $146,000–$194,000 USD
- Equity grants included in full-time offers
- Comprehensive health, recovery, and wellness benefits available at little to no cost
- Top-tier benefits package for full-time employees
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Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries builds autonomous defense systems including underwater vehicles, unmanned aircraft, and electronic warfare platforms for the Department of Defense. The company is hiring across mechanical engineering, mission operations, software development, technical leadership, and advanced manufacturing roles to support the design, deployment, and production of these mission-critical systems.
- Website
- anduril.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through your experience with CFD tools like StarCCM+ or similar software for aerodynamic analysis. How have you used these tools for supersonic or hypersonic vehicle design?
- Describe your experience with stability and control analysis. How do you approach designing control surfaces for unmanned air vehicles?