Anduril
Senior Thermal Engineer, Mission Electronics
$161K–$212K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 3, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years designing thermal solutions for electronics or integrated hardware products; BS with additional experience may be considered in place of the stated graduate degree.
- Education
- MS or higher degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, applied physics, or a related field focused on heat transfer and fluid dynamics (BS with additional experience considered).
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
About the job
Own the thermal architecture, analysis, and testing of electronic assemblies across air, maritime, ground, and wearable defense systems.
What you'll do
- Design and analyze thermal solutions from component and board level through enclosures and full assemblies; define heat-rejection paths and operating limits.
- Build thermal FEA/CFD models, plan and execute prototype thermal tests, and support failure reviews and root-cause analysis.
- Partner with engineering teams on power characterization and architecture trade studies; communicate thermal status and develop analysis tools.
What they ask for
- MS or higher in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, applied physics, or a related field focused on heat transfer and fluid dynamics; BS with additional experience considered.
- In-depth understanding of heat transfer and fluid dynamics; 5+ years designing thermal solutions for electronics or integrated hardware products.
- Practical experience with electronics cooling and packaging, passive and active thermal management, and thermal testing.
- Thermal FEA/CFD experience; CAD experience with Siemens NX or SolidWorks; able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience developing code in Python or MATLAB for thermal analysis.
- Experience across multiple product classes, defense/aerospace environmental standards, thermal derating, or active cooling approaches.
Pay
$161,000 — $212,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MATLAB, Python, STAR-CCM+, ANSYS, Icepak, FloEFD, Siemens NX, SolidWorks
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