Senior Flight Sciences Engineer
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 87 days Anduril Industries's roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Anduril Industries's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Anduril Industries
- high 2263 stale, 67 reposted of 2,263 open
- Hiring momentum
- 3233 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Anduril Industries's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Anduril Industries.
About this role
The Senior Flight Sciences Engineer at Anduril Industries will focus on guidance and control law development, validation, and testing for autonomous drones. Responsibilities include aerodynamic design and analysis, flight simulation development, and coordinating testing efforts to enhance aircraft performance. The role requires collaboration with flight test personnel and involves preparing technical reports to communicate findings.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Anduril Industries as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
- 7+ years applicable professional experience with airborne platforms
- 7+ years of experience in aerodynamic design and analysis, flight simulation, and flight testing
- Hands-on experience with CFD tools, MATLAB/Simulink, or equivalent simulation platforms
- 5+ years experience in programming and data analysis skills (MATLAB, Simulink, Python, C++, etc.)
- Strong understanding of aerodynamics and flight dynamics, stability, and control
Nice to have
- PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
- Experience with flight control design and analysis for fixed and rotary wing aircraft or missile systems
- C/C++ Expertise
- Experience with Simulink Embedded Coder
What you get
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers
Worth weighing
- No specific information about the team size or structure is provided
- The role involves working with advanced technologies in a defense context, which may not appeal to all candidates
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Listed by Anduril Industries on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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