# Principal Powertrain Engineer, Omen

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Costa Mesa, California, United States
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $220,000-$292,000 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

You will work on new aircraft development in a lean, high-ownership culture where you directly shape the product and operate at a velocity to fly new designs within months, not years.

In this role, you will design, develop, and integrate a high-performance hybrid-electric propulsion system into the Omen air vehicle. You will own and design powertrain components from concept through production, optimizing for the unique demands of a tail-sitter platform including VTOL operations, efficient cruise flight, and rapid transition between flight modes.

As a Principal Powertrain Engineer, you will work closely with program leadership and cross-functional teammates to deliver a high-performance, reliable propulsion solution. You will drive component selection, manage supplier relationships, lead testing and validation efforts, and ensure the powertrain meets performance, weight, thermal, and reliability requirements.

This is a hands-on role where you will tackle hard technical problems, mentor junior engineers, and play a critical role in bringing a groundbreaking aircraft platform to operational reality. You will be a trusted subject matter expert in the design and development of our powertrain.

Join our dynamic team and help us build the next generation of autonomous flight systems.

Key Responsibilities:

- Own the design of hybrid-electric propulsion systems including motors, generators, battery packs, fuel systems, power electronics, and propeller/rotor integration

- Electric machine sizing and design, transmission sizing and design, inverter sizing and design, and how the full system integrates into the air vehicle.

- Conduct powertrain performance analysis, thermal modeling, and energy optimization studies to meet mission requirements for endurance, payload capacity, and operational envelope

- Lead the development and execution of test plans for powertrain subsystems and full-up systems, including ground test stands, HILs, and flight test

- Define and validate technical performance measures including power, efficiency, thermal limits, and fault tolerance across all operating modes

- Create detailed technical specifications and interface control documents for powertrain components and assemblies

- Collaborate with the Airframe and Vehicle Controls teams for solutions on system packaging, structural/thermal interfaces, and thrust/power control architectures

- Conduct design reviews, perform requirements analysis, and plan system verification to ensure compliance with project goals and industry standards

- Establish and manage supplier relationships for critical powertrain components, including technical requirements definition, design reviews, and qualification oversight

Required Qualifications:

- High-ownership and a bias toward action – if you see a problem, you want to fix it

- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineer, Robotics, Physics, or related technical discipline

- Minimum of 12+ professional years in technical leadership roles such as a Principal Engineer, Chief Engineer, or similarly relevant position focused on propulsion systems

- Experience in engineering team leadership and project execution for aerospace, automotive, or defense sectors with focus on electric or hybrid propulsion

- Proficiency in powertrain engineering skillsets including electric motors, transmissions, generators, power electronics, battery systems, and thermal management

- Hands-on experience with propulsion system development, testing, and integration for aerospace platforms

Preferred Qualifications:

- Direct experience developing hybrid-electric or electric propulsion systems for aircraft, rotorcraft, eVTOL, or UAS platforms

- Proven track record leading propulsion systems through full qualification campaigns from early development through flight test and production

- Experience with propulsion system modeling and simulation tools

- Familiarity with aviation environmental and EMI standards (MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, DO-160, or equivalent) and qualification campaigns for flight hardware

- Experience with Formula SAE, Baja SAE, Design Build Fly, or similar competitive engineering programs demonstrating hands-on vehicle integration experience

## Skills

### Required
- Aerospace Engineering
- Mechanical Engineer
- Robotics
- Physics
- Powertrain engineering
- Electric motors
- Transmissions
- Generators
- Power electronics
- Battery systems
- Thermal management

### Nice to have
- Hybrid-electric propulsion systems
- eVTOL
- UAS platforms
- Propulsion system modeling and simulation tools
- Aviation environmental and EMI standards