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Senior Flight Sciences Engineer

Anduril· Tactical Recon & Strike
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Costa Mesa, CA$191k - $253kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Senior role focused on guidance and control law development, hardware/software in-the-loop testing, and cutting-edge navigation solutions for Anduril’s autonomous drone fleet within the Tactical Recon and Strike team.

Responsibilities

  • Aerodynamic design of fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and hybrid VTOL platforms 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
  • Conduct detailed analysis to predict and enhance aero performance.
  • Utilize Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools and low-order methods for performance evaluation.
  • Develop and maintain in-house suite of aerodynamic analysis tools.
  • Evaluate impacts of configuration changes on performance of the aircraft.
  • Design, implement, and maintain high-fidelity flight simulation models.
  • Utilize simulation to evaluate aircraft performance and reliability.
  • Validate simulation accuracy against wind tunnel and flight test results
  • Work with Flight Test personnel to plan and execute tests to evaluate aircraft performance
  • Plan and coordinate wind tunnel testing to gather aerodynamic data
  • Analyze test data to identify performance trends and areas for improvement.
  • Utilize flight test data to identify system bugs and failures
  • Prepare technical reports and briefings to communicate findings with stakeholders.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
  • 7+ years applicable professional experience with airborne platforms
  • 7+ years of experience in aerodynamic design and analysis, flight simulation, and flight testing
  • Hands-on experience with CFD tools, MATLAB/Simulink, or equivalent simulation platforms
  • 5+ years experience in programming and data analysis skills (MATLAB, Simulink, Python, C++, etc.)
  • Strong understanding of aerodynamics and flight dynamics, stability, and control
  • A passion for defending the United States of America and its allies
  • US person status is required as this position requires access to export controlled information

Skills

Required:Aerospace engineering fundamentalsCFD toolsMATLAB/SimulinkPythonC++

Benefits

  • Benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees)
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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