Description
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.
Anduril is seeking a Mass Properties Engineer to join the Omen Team at its Costa Mesa HQ. Omen is Anduril's hover-to-cruise autonomous air vehicle (AAV) that packs the endurance, payload, and mission flexibility of much larger airplanes into a novel runway-independent Group 3 platform.
In this role, you will develop, track, and manage the mass properties for air vehicles to meet design and performance criteria. You will use an understanding of multidisciplinary engineering principles to translate configuration concepts and design requirements into accurate mass estimates, center of gravity (CG) data, and inertias.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the development of mass properties data for new air vehicle development.
- Develop, track, and manage mass properties data throughout air vehicle design phases.
- Participate in defining mass properties-related design requirements.
- Provide vehicle and subsystem configuration trade study guidance.
- Support vehicle and subsystem-level weight and balance control efforts.
- Estimate, calculate, measure, and verify weight, balance, and inertia of components, assemblies, and completed vehicles or systems.
- Participate in developing and maintaining mass properties accounting systems.
- Generate mass properties reports.
- Participate in developing and implementing new processes and tools.
Qualifications:
- High-ownership and a bias toward action.
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineer, Robotics, Physics, or related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of experience in aircraft mass properties or related aerospace design roles.
- Strong understanding of aerospace principles, vehicle dynamics, and system integration.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proven track record leading aircraft mass properties efforts from early development through flight test and production.
- Experience with aircraft mass properties tools.
- Experience with Formula SAE, Baja SAE, Design Build Fly, or similar competitive engineering programs demonstrating hands-on vehicle integration experience.
Salary Range: $146,000-$194,000 USD
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.