Anduril
Staff Discovery Engineer
$220K–$292K
Costa Mesa, California, United States +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jun 26, 2026
- Location
- Costa Mesa, California, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Experience
- 12+ years in a relevant science/engineering field preferred; no years specified as required.
- Education
- Math, physics, or engineering degree, or similar preferred.
About the job
Own and validate unproven technical concepts by building analyses, models, simulations, prototypes, and tests, then communicating results to guide engineering decisions.
What you'll do
- Take concepts from initial idea through analysis, prototyping, and testing; deliver validated conclusions.
- Build or adapt models, simulations, and test setups, and rigorously test assumptions and failure modes.
- Collaborate across engineering teams and present 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 in any field.
- Proficiency in at least one physics-math scripting environment (e.g., Python with numpy/scipy, MATLAB/Simulink, Julia, or similar); strong written, verbal, and visual communication.
Nice to have
- 12+ years in a relevant science/engineering field; math, physics, or engineering degree, or similar.
- Proficiency with AI tools in day-to-day engineering; experience across relevant technical domains or familiarity with domain analysis tools.
Pay
$220,000 — $292,000 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 outputs against references.
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