Thermal EngineerActive$171K

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

What you'll do

• Own thermal design and analysis for integrated hardware products, including: drones, aircraft, missiles, or related defense systems.

• Use first-principles engineering judgment to determine the right level of: analysis for each design decision, including hand calculations, spreadsheets, MATLAB / Python models, FEA, and CFD.

• Define thermal architectures that can withstand rugged environments,: demanding flight envelopes, and operational edge cases, including hot, cold, transient, and mission-specific thermal conditions.

• Partner with electrical, mechanical, aerospace, software, and systems: engineers to document power dissipation, operating modes, thermal constraints, and design tradeoffs.

• Build and maintain thermal FEA / CFD models to predict system performance,: establish design limits, and define red / yellow operating thresholds for test and field use.

• Define and execute prototype builds and thermal tests, including CAD support,: sensor selection, DAQ setup, data post-processing, and results documentation.

What they're looking for

• Present thermal status, risks, tradeoffs, timelines, and recommendations in: internal design reviews and customer-facing technical reviews.
• Develop internal tools, workflows, or analysis methods that improve speed,: consistency, and quality of thermal decision-making.
• Support failure reviews and root-cause investigations using test data,: thermal analysis, and first-principles reasoning.
• Drive thermal architecture decisions that directly influence the performance,: reliability, and deployability of advanced defense products.