Anduril
Thermal Engineer, Hypersonic Air Vehicles
$132K–$175K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Aug 22, 2026
- Experience
- Coursework, research, or industry experience in thermal analysis; preferred industry experience: 1–5 years.
- Education
- MS or higher degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Applied Physics with focus on heat transfer and fluid dynamics.
- Visa sponsorship
- Ability to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
About the job
Supports thermal design and analysis of unmanned hypersonic air vehicles from design through ground testing and flight-test analysis.
What you'll do
- Perform thermal analyses using CFD, FEA, and engineering methods, including transient analysis and material-response modeling.
- Support thermal ground-test planning, execution, and analysis; use MATLAB/Python models to inform design decisions.
- Collaborate across engineering disciplines and present results in design reviews and formal technical documentation.
What they ask for
- MS or higher in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Applied Physics, focused on heat transfer and fluid dynamics.
- In-depth understanding of heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and high-temperature environments; relevant thermal-analysis coursework, research, or industry experience.
- Experience with CFD thermal analysis (STAR-CCM+, ANSYS Fluent) and/or FEA thermal solvers.
- Programming experience in MATLAB, Python, or similar; ability to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- 1–5 years of aerospace thermal engineering experience; high-speed flight, thermal-structural coupling, or material-response modeling experience.
- Ground testing, graduate research in aerothermal analysis or thermal protection, CAD (SolidWorks or Siemens NX), or formal documentation experience.
Pay
$132,000 — $175,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
CFD, FEA, STAR-CCM+, ANSYS Fluent, MATLAB, Python, SolidWorks, Siemens NX
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