Anduril
Thermal Engineer, Environmental Control Systems
$132K–$175K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Education
- MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related field with a focus on heat transfer, fluid dynamics, thermal sciences, or thermal systems
About the job
Owns thermal management and environmental control system design, analysis, testing, and validation for air vehicles and other advanced defense platforms.
What you'll do
- Design and analyze vehicle thermal management and ECS architectures and components, from component level through full vehicle.
- Build and correlate system models, conduct trade studies, and define thermal requirements and operating limits.
- Lead prototype builds, ground testing, validation, and failure analysis; communicate technical status and tradeoffs.
What they ask for
- MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related field focused on heat transfer, fluid dynamics, thermal sciences, or thermal systems.
- Strong first-principles understanding of heat transfer and fluid dynamics, including conduction, convection, radiation, fluid flow, and transient thermal behavior.
- Experience using thermal analysis, modeling, simulation, and/or physical test data to drive design decisions for passive or active thermal management systems.
- Ability to communicate technical tradeoffs clearly and obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience with thermal system modeling software such as Simcenter Amesim, Simscape, or GT-SUITE.
- Experience with MATLAB, Python, spreadsheets, CAD tools, ECS, thermal circuits, or heat exchanger sizing and rating.
Pay
$132,000 — $175,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MATLAB, Python, Simcenter Amesim, Simscape, GT-SUITE, Siemens NX, SolidWorks
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