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Senior Mass Properties Engineer, Thunder

Anduril· Maritime & Maneuver Dominance : Maneuver Dominance Engineering : MD - ME
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Costa Mesa, CA$146k - $194kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Senior Mass Properties Engineer responsible for developing, tracking, and managing mass properties for Anduril's Thunder air vehicle program, including weight, center of gravity, and inertia calculations, and enabling design decisions through mass properties data and analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the development of mass properties (weight, center of gravity (CG), & inertia) data for new air vehicle development.
  • Develop, track, and manage mass properties data throughout air vehicle design phases
  • Participate in defining mass properties related design requirements
  • Provide vehicle and subsystem configuration trade study guidance
  • Support vehicle and subsystem level weight and balance control efforts
  • Estimate, calculate, measure, and verify weight, balance, and inertia of components, assemblies, and completed vehicles or systems
  • Participate in developing and maintaining mass properties accounting systems
  • Generate mass properties reports
  • Participate in developing and implementing new processes and tools

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineer, Robotics, Physics, or related technical discipline.
  • 5+ years of experience in aircraft mass properties or related aerospace design roles.
  • Strong understanding of aerospace principles, vehicle dynamics, and system integration.

Skills

Required:Mass properties data managementWeight and balance analysisCG and inertia calculations

Benefits

  • Benefits package (comprehensive, competitive, available at little to no cost) includes health and recovery support (per description)
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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