Anduril
Discovery Engineer
$167K–$222K
Costa Mesa, California, United States +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 31, 2026
- Location
- Costa Mesa, California, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Experience
- Preferred: 4+ years in a relevant science/engineering field.
- Education
- Preferred: Math, physics, or engineering degree, or similar.
About the job
Develops and tests unproven technical concepts across domains, building analyses, models, simulations, or prototypes and delivering validated results that inform design decisions.
What you'll do
- Own concepts from initial idea through analysis, prototyping, and testing; pressure-test assumptions and failure modes.
- Learn unfamiliar technical domains and build or adapt models, simulations, and test setups to answer engineering questions.
- Collaborate across teams and communicate results to engineers, leadership, and customers.
What they ask for
- Currently possess and be able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
- Demonstrated experience working in more than one technical area.
- Have designed, built, tested, or fielded something real in any field.
- Proficiency in at least one physics-math scripting environment, such as Python with numpy/scipy, MATLAB/Simulink, Julia, or similar; strong written, verbal, and visual communication.
Nice to have
- 4+ years in a relevant science/engineering field; math, physics, or engineering degree, or similar.
- AI-tool proficiency in day-to-day engineering work; experience across relevant technical domains or familiarity with domain analysis tools.
Pay
$167,000 — $222,000 USD (base salary only)
Tools
Python, numpy/scipy, MATLAB/Simulink, Julia, STK/Astrogator, AFSIM, HFSS, Fluent
AI focus
Use AI tools to support research, coding, and analysis, and verify their outputs against references.
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