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From the employer's careers site First seen 18 Jun 2026 · Still live on 4 Nov 2026

Aerodynamics Engineer, Air Vehicles

Salary

$146,000-$194,000 USD per year

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Description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

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.

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
  • 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

Requirements:

  • BS or higher degree in Aerospace Engineering
  • 3+ 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
  • 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:

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Income protection: life and disability insurance
  • Generous time off: highly competitive PTO plans
  • Family planning and parenting support
  • Mental health resources
  • Professional development: annual reimbursement
  • Commuter benefits
  • Relocation assistance
  • Retirement savings plan

Skills

Required

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerodynamic analysis
  • Aircraft performance modeling
  • Programming skills in MATLAB or Python
  • Wind tunnel and flight test experience
  • Data acquisition and analysis

Nice to have

  • StarCCM+
  • Ice accretion or icing analysis
  • Missile DATCOM, OTIS, or DYMOS
  • Transonic and supersonic flow regimes

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