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Air-Vehicle Multidisciplinary Design Analysis and Optimization (MDAO) Engineer

Anduril· Air Dominance & Strike : Autonomous Airpower Engineering : Chief Engineering
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Costa Mesa, CA$166k - $220kFull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Anduril’s AD&S division seeks an Air-Vehicle MDAO Engineer to lead and integrate multidisciplinary design analysis and optimization across the design lifecycle for air-vehicle systems, leveraging commercial MDAO frameworks, AI tools, and uncertainty quantification to accelerate development of autonomous defense capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead MDAO Initiatives: Collaborate with air-vehicle design and analysis disciplines and technical leadership across AD&S programs to define and execute critical trade studies, building robust, data-driven workflows using commercial MDAO frameworks.
  • Strategic Development: Shape the strategic roadmap for MDAO capabilities, deploy multi-fidelity workflows across programs, and document available resources.
  • Geometry Generation: Design and implement robust, parameterized, watertight, CAD-based scripted geometry models to enable multidisciplinary analysis and ensure consistent results.
  • Accelerate Design Insights: Drive earlier integration of disciplinary models into the design process, providing rich data to inform critical tradespace decisions.
  • Pioneer Methodologies: Develop and apply cutting-edge MDAO methods to increase efficiency and effectiveness of AD&S teams.
  • Apply AI to MDAO: Innovate and deploy AI solutions within MDAO workflows to enhance efficiency and discovery.
  • Optimize Workflows: Identify gaps, bottlenecks, and recommend solutions to continuously improve multi-fidelity workflows.
  • Execute Advanced Analyses: Assemble and run automated MDAO workflows, DOE, optimizations, sensitivity analyses, and UQ for AD&S programs.
  • Mentor & Guide: Direct discipline experts on efficient methods to create MDAO-hardened models and tools for robust multi-fidelity workflows.
  • Document & Train: Develop and maintain documentation and training materials for MDAO technologies across AD&S.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited program in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or Computer Science.
  • 8+ years of experience in aircraft and/or missile design and analysis.
  • 3+ years hands-on experience developing MDAO methods across multiple engineering disciplines (e.g., Cost, Configuration Design, Mass Properties, Lethality, Structures, Propulsion, Aerodynamics, Vehicle Performance, Thermal Management, Power Management, Systems Engineering, Survivability, Operational Analysis, Mission Systems, Avionics, Launch Systems, GNC).
  • Proven experience developing and deploying MDAO workflows and toolsets.
  • Expertise in optimization, sensitivity analysis, UQ, and DOE methods.
  • Demonstrable ability to apply large language models and/or develop AI models to enhance engineering processes with measurable efficiency improvements.
  • Proficiency in Python and MATLAB within a version-controlled environment (Git), with exposure to C, C++, FORTRAN.
  • Strong collaborative and communication skills; ability to present complex MDAO insights concisely.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance and SAP eligibility.

Skills

Required:MDAO method developmentMulti-fidelity workflow designOptimization and DOEUncertainty QuantificationPython/MATLAB
Nice to have:CAD scriptingAI/ML for engineering
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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