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Staff Thermal Engineer, Hypersonic Air Vehicles

Anduril· Hardware Platform : Hardware Engineering Services
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Costa Mesa, CA$191k - $275kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Thermal engineer focused on design, analysis, testing, and integration of thermal systems for unmanned hypersonic air vehicles, spanning concept to flight testing within Anduril’s thermal engineering team.

Responsibilities

  • Thermal design and analysis of unmanned air vehicles at conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design maturities
  • Define thermal system architectures and material selection strategies for vehicles operating in demanding flight environments
  • Thermal analysis of flight vehicles using CFD, FEA, and engineering methods
  • Material response modeling under combined thermal and mechanical loads
  • Transient thermal analysis for time-varying mission profiles
  • Ground test planning, execution, and analysis in specialized thermal test facilities
  • Flight test planning, execution, and post-flight thermal data analysis
  • Use first principles and MATLAB/Python models to inform design decisions
  • Collaborate with aerodynamics, structures, electrical, and systems engineers on integrated solutions
  • Present thermal status at formal reviews internally and with customers
  • Prepare formal documentation (specifications, test procedures, technical reports)

Qualifications

  • MS or higher degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Applied Physics with focus on heat transfer and fluid dynamics
  • In-depth understanding of heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and high-temperature environments
  • 15+ years of experience in aerospace thermal engineering on rocket, aircraft, or missile programs
  • Experience with thermal analysis in high-speed flight regimes
  • Thermal analysis experience using CFD (STAR-CCM+, ANSYS Fluent) and/or FEA thermal solvers
  • Experience with thermal-structural coupling
  • Ground testing experience with thermal instrumentation and data acquisition
  • Strong programming skills in MATLAB, Python, or similar for tool development
  • Experience preparing formal documentation
  • CAD experience with SolidWorks or Siemens NX
  • Passion for defending the United States and her allies
  • Ability to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Skills

Required:Thermal design and analysisCFD/FEA thermal analysis

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees)
Last updated Jul 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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