Configuration Design EngineerPosted today$171K

Costa Mesa, California, United StatesManufacturing

The opportunity

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U. S.

What you'll do

  • Lead and execute the physical layout, sizing, and configuration design of new: air vehicles and missile systems from concept to preliminary design.

  • Develop parametric CAD models, complex surface models, and high-fidelity: Outer Mold Line (OML) and Inner Mold Line (IML) lofts using NX pdf.

  • Conduct rapid multi-disciplinary trade studies to evaluate engine selection,: propulsion path integration, planform geometry, control effector layouts, structural joints, landing gear, and weapons integration.

  • Drive spatial integration across subsystem teams, managing keep-in/keep-out: zones for avionics, fuel, and payload systems.

  • Support downstream engineering analyses by providing clean surface models: optimized for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and Electromagnetic (RF/IR signature) evaluations.

  • Incorporate survivability principles into early-stage designs, optimizing: vehicle shaping, transitions, gaps, and treatments for RF and IR signature reduction.

What they're looking for

  • Estimate mass properties, center of gravity (CG), and stability margins.
  • Partner with Chief Engineers, systems engineers, and customers to translate: operational requirements into elegant, affordable, and mission-capable design concepts.
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • + years of experience in conceptual or preliminary design of aircraft,: unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or missile systems.
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