Description
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.
The Maneuver Dominance team is building Thunder - an autonomous attack rotorcraft built to fight alongside crewed combat aviation to deliver overwhelming mass effects deep beyond the front lines.
As a Senior Mass Properties Engineer for the Thunder team, you will develop, track, and manage the mass properties for air vehicles to meet design and performance criteria.
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.
Requirements:
- 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.
- Coding experience to build out complex databases to manage and process BOM and weights data.
- Experience with Formula SAE, Baja SAE, Design Build Fly, or similar competitive engineering programs demonstrating hands-on vehicle integration experience.
The salary range for this role is $146,000-$194,000 USD per year. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees.