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Staff Materials Engineer, Design Allowables & Materials Data

Anduril· Hardware Platform : Hardware Engineering Services : Materials Engineering
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Costa Mesa, CA$166k - $220kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior materials engineering role focused on establishing methodology, infrastructure, and governance for defensible design allowables and an enterprise materials data pipeline across Anduril’s product portfolio, with emphasis on fatigue, fracture-critical applications, and data-driven materials informatics.

Responsibilities

  • Own the Design Allowables Standard. Define and own how test data becomes a defensible design value across Anduril’s business lines—statistical basis (A-basis / B-basis, pooling, reduction methods), acceptance and inclusion criteria, traceability, versioning, and controlled release.
  • Build the Materials Data Pipeline. Architect and stand up a materials data pipeline that ingests, structures, governs, and releases materials data into our enterprise materials database. Establish the criteria and pipeline that let advanced and non-standard materials be characterized once, correctly, and reused across programs.
  • Turn Testing into a Strategic Workflow. Transform materials characterization and test data management from testing performed as needed into a defined system: what gets tested, to what rigor, and how results become trusted allowables.
  • Establish Fatigue and Fracture-Critical Methodology. Define and implement a standardized approach to fatigue-life assessment and damage tolerance, including the qualification path for using materials in fracture-critical applications.
  • Extract Value from Lifecycle Material Data. Build the means to turn material property and certification data into a growing statistical foundation with a digital thread of material traceability.
  • Serve as the Cross-Business-Line Technical Authority. Be the subject-matter expert for materials allowables and data across the portfolio; collaborate with design, analysis, test, and quality to drive adoption of appropriate solutions.
  • Seed the Function. Set the technical standard for materials data and allowables at Anduril; build capability and a team around you.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Metallurgy or related field
  • 8+ years of materials and process engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or similarly rigorous domain
  • Deep expertise in materials characterization and design allowables development, including statistical basis (e.g., MMPDS / CMH-17-style methods)
  • Experience turning test data into governed, analysis-ready datasets—data structure, statistics, and traceability (materials data management)
  • Experience with material qualification and characterization: mechanical testing, and translating results into usable design values
  • Proven ability to set a technical standard and drive adoption across teams
  • Strong technical writing—methodology and specifications are clear and actionable
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive progress independently in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Skills

Required:Design allowables developmentMaterials data managementStatistical methods for design valuesTechnical leadership & cross-team collaboration
Nice to have:Fatigue & fracture mechanics

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (health, recovery, and other supports)
Last updated Aug 5, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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