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Configuration Design Engineer

Anduril· Air Dominance & Strike : Autonomous Airpower Engineering
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Costa Mesa, CA$129k - $171kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Configuration Design Engineer responsible for early-stage conceptual layout, sizing, and multi-disciplinary vehicle design of next-generation Group 5 UAS and advanced missile platforms, bridging high-level requirements to flight-ready configurations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and execute the physical layout, sizing, and configuration design of new air vehicles and missile systems from concept to preliminary design.
  • Develop parametric CAD models, complex surface models, and high-fidelity Outer Mold Line (OML) and Inner Mold Line (IML) lofts using NX pdf.
  • Conduct rapid multi-disciplinary trade studies to evaluate engine selection, propulsion path integration, planform geometry, control effector layouts, structural joints, landing gear, and weapons integration.
  • Drive spatial integration across subsystem teams, managing keep-in/keep-out zones for avionics, fuel, and payload systems.
  • Support downstream engineering analyses by providing clean surface models optimized for CFD, FEA, and RF/IR signature evaluations.
  • Incorporate survivability principles into early-stage designs, optimizing vehicle shaping, transitions, gaps, and treatments for RF and IR signature reduction.
  • Estimate mass properties, center of gravity (CG), and stability margins.
  • Partner with Chief Engineers, systems engineers, and customers to translate operational requirements into elegant, affordable, and mission-capable design concepts.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • 5+ years of experience in conceptual or preliminary design of aircraft, unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or missile systems.
  • Strong, hands-on proficiency in 3D parametric CAD modeling and advanced surfacing (Siemens NX preferred, CATIA, or Creo).
  • Demonstrated experience executing multi-disciplinary trade studies covering aerodynamics, propulsion integration, structures, and mass properties.
  • Proven ability to work in rapid development, prototyping, or "Skunk Works" style engineering environments.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and collaboration skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional technical reviews.
  • Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance.

Skills

Required:3D parametric CAD modelingAdvanced surfacingMulti-disciplinary trade studiesSystems integrationCommunications and collaboration

Benefits

  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees (availability and specifics described in benefits section).
  • Highly competitive equity grants typically included in full-time offers.
Last updated Aug 12, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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