Anduril
Senior Discovery Engineer (Modeling & Simulation)
$191K–$253K
Boston, Massachusetts, United States +3 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Costa Mesa, California, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Experience
- 8+ years in a relevant science/engineering field preferred; no minimum years stated as a requirement.
- Education
- Math, physics, or engineering degree, or similar (preferred).
About the job
Develop and test models, simulations, prototypes, and analysis for unproven technical concepts, validating results and informing design decisions.
What you'll do
- Own concepts from initial analysis through prototype and testing, and drive them to validated answers.
- Build or adapt models, simulations, and test setups; identify failure modes and challenge assumptions.
- Collaborate across engineering 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
- 8+ years in a relevant science/engineering field; math, physics, or engineering degree, or similar.
- Proficiency with AI tools for day-to-day engineering work; experience across relevant technical domains or with domain analysis tools.
Pay
$191,000 — $253,000 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 verify their output against references.
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