Anduril
Senior Discovery Engineer
$191K–$254K
Costa Mesa, California, United States +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 31, 2026
- Location
- Costa Mesa, California, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Experience
- 8+ years in a relevant science/engineering field (preferred).
- Education
- Math, physics, or engineering degree, or similar (preferred).
About the job
Develops and tests unproven technical concepts across domains, using analysis, models, simulations, prototypes, and cross-functional collaboration to determine what works and inform design decisions.
What you'll do
- Own concepts from initial idea through analysis, prototyping, and testing; validate results.
- Build or adapt models, simulations, and test setups, and rigorously examine assumptions and failure modes.
- Work with engineering teams and communicate findings 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.
- Proficiency in a physics-math scripting environment such as Python with numpy/scipy, MATLAB/Simulink, Julia, or similar; strong written, verbal, and visual communication.
Nice to have
- 8+ years in a relevant science/engineering field; math, physics, or engineering degree, or similar.
- AI-tool proficiency in day-to-day engineering, experience across relevant technical domains, or familiarity with domain analysis tools such as STK/Astrogator, AFSIM, HFSS, or Fluent.
Pay
$191,000 — $254,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, numpy/scipy, MATLAB/Simulink, Julia, STK/Astrogator, AFSIM, HFSS, Fluent
AI focus
Use AI tools to support research, coding, and analysis, and check their output against references.
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