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Senior Aerodynamics Engineer, Air Vehicles

Anduril· Air Dominance & Strike : Air Dominance & Strike Hardware : Aerodynamics & Performance
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Costa Mesa, CA$166k - $220kFull-timePosted 10mo ago

About the role

Senior Aerodynamics Engineer for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms, responsible for full development lifecycle from conceptual design to flight test planning, execution, and analysis in a defense technology context.

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, including 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

Qualifications

  • BS or higher degree in Aerospace Engineering
  • 8+ work experience as an individual contributing engineer
  • Experience with aircraft performance and analysis predictions
  • Competent in aerodynamic analysis techniques including hand calculations, vortex, lattice methods, panel methods, and 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 (specifications, test procedures, technical reports, etc.)
  • Passion for defending the United States and her allies
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Skills

Required:Aerospace engineering fundamentalsAerodynamic analysis techniquesWind tunnel testingProgramming

Benefits

  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including health support and recovery provisions
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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