Anduril
Staff Fuel Systems Engineer, Omen
$191K–$253K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Staff · Full-time · Posted May 27, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 8+ years in a technical engineering role in a professional setting, focused on aircraft or aerospace fluids systems.
- Education
- BS or MS in mechanical, aerospace, or chemical engineering, or equivalent work experience.
About the job
Own the design, analysis, qualification, and production integration of fluids systems for Omen, an autonomous aircraft.
What you'll do
- Lead fluids-system architecture, analysis, component selection, and qualification from concept through low-rate initial production.
- Conduct hands-on rig and aircraft testing, design reviews, and system integration with cross-functional teams.
- Define tail-sitter fuel-system architecture and support thermal management across hover, transition, and cruise.
What they ask for
- 8+ years in a professional technical engineering role focused on aircraft or aerospace fluids systems.
- Strong knowledge of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and aircraft fluids-system design, analysis, testing, and qualification.
- Hands-on experience designing, building, testing, and integrating fluids hardware; proficiency in CAD and system-level fluids analysis tools.
- BS or MS in mechanical, aerospace, or chemical engineering, or equivalent work experience; eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. security clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience with NX/Teamcenter and clean-sheet aircraft fluids architecture and integration.
- Experience with unconventional aircraft fuel systems, thermal management, aerospace qualification, vendor development, CFD, or fluids-system testing.
Pay
$191,000 — $253,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
NX, Flowmaster, AFT Fathom/Arrow, GT-SUITE, EASY5, Simulink/Simscape, Star-CCM+, Fluent
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