The Air Dominance and Strike Aerodynamics Engineering Team is responsible for the advanced aerodynamic design and analysis for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms. As a Senior Aerodynamics Engineer, you will own the full development lifecycle, from conceptual design to flight test planning, execution, and analysis, ensuring high-performance, resilient, and scalable systems that meet the demands of complex, contested environments.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Aerodynamic design of unmanned air vehicles/missiles at conceptual, preliminary, and detail design maturities
• Aerodynamic analysis of unmanned air vehicles, using both low and high order methods, including analysis tool development and improvement as needed
• Stability and control analysis
• Aircraft performance modeling and simulation
• Aerodynamic loads generation
• Wind tunnel test planning, execution, and analysis
• Flight test planning, execution, and analysis

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• BS or higher degree in Aerospace Engineering
• 8+ work experience as an individual contributing engineer
• Experience with aircraft performance and analysis predictions
• Competent in a variety of aerodynamic analysis techniques including hand calculations, vortex, lattice methods, panel methods, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
• Wind tunnel and flight test experience including data acquisition, data analysis, and project coordination
• Strong programming skills in higher-level languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python) for internal tool development in a version-controlled environment
• Experience preparing formal documentation (i.e., specifications, test procedures, technical reports, etc.)
• Passion for defending the United States and her allies
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• StarCCM+ experience
• Ice accretion or icing analysis experience
• Missile DATCOM, OTIS, or DYMOS
• Experience with transonic and supersonic flow regimes
• Active U.S. Secret security clearance

BENEFITS

Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Healthcare Benefits
• Income Protection
• Generous time off
• Family Planning & Parenting Support
• Mental Health Resources
• Professional Development
• Commuter Benefits
• Relocation Assistance
• Retirement Savings Plan

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Key responsibilities include:

• Aerodynamics design of unmanned air vehicles/missiles at conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design maturities
• Aerodynamics analysis of unmanned air vehicles, using both low and high order methods, including analysis tool development and improvement as needed
• Stability and control analysis
• Trajectory optimization for performance analysis, vehicle conceptual trades, and sensitivities
• Aerothermodynamic analysis of flight vehicles in high-speed environments
• Aircraft performance modeling and simulation
• Aerodynamic loads generation
• Wind tunnel test planning, execution, and analysis
• Flight test planning, execution, and analysis

Required qualifications include:

• BS or higher degree in Aerospace Engineering
• Experience with a variety of aerodynamic analysis techniques including hand calculations, lower-order codes, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
• Strong programming skills in higher-level languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python) for internal tool development in a version-controlled environment
• Experience preparing formal documentation (i.e., specifications, test procedures, technical reports, etc.)
• Passion for defending the United States and her allies
• Ability to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Preferred qualifications include:

• StarCCM+ experience
• Experience evaluating external aerodynamics characteristics of a vehicle in the supersonic or hypersonic flow regime
• Experience with aerothermal analysis
• Experience leveraging trajectory optimization software for performance analysis, vehicle conceptual trades, and/or sensitivities
• Knowledge of high-speed aerodynamic laminar, transitional, and turbulent simulation techniques
• Experience with chemical kinetics modeling and simulation
• Experience with combustion computational fluid dynamics and a foundational understanding of compressible flow
• Active U.S. Secret security clearance

US Salary Range: $146,000-$194,000 USD

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