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Aerodynamics Engineer, Hypersonic Air Vehicles

Anduril· Air Dominance & Strike : Air Dominance & Strike Hardware : Aerodynamics & Performance
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Costa Mesa, CA$146k - $194kFull-timePosted 8mo ago

About the role

Role focused on advanced aerodynamic design and analysis for Group 5 hypersonic air vehicles and missile platforms, from conceptual design to flight test planning and analysis.

Responsibilities

  • 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

Qualifications

  • 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
  • Be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Skills

Required:Aerospace Engineering fundamentalsAerodynamics analysis (hand calculations, lower-order codes, CFD)Programming (MATLAB, Python)Technical documentationSecurity clearance
Nice to have:Trajectory optimizationAerothermodynamicsExternal aerodynamics evaluation (supersonic/hypersonic)Chemical kinetics / combustion CFD

Benefits

  • Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers
  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including health and recovery support
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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