Structures Engineer, Air Vehicles
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
As a Structures Engineer for Air Vehicles at Anduril Industries, you will be responsible for the design and analysis of advanced structural parts for air vehicles and missile platforms. Your role includes developing primary and secondary aircraft structural components, performing complex modeling and finite element analysis, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to solve engineering challenges. You will also provide onsite engineering support during manufacturing and integration processes.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience in aerospace structures design, analysis, or related roles
- Proficiency in CAD software and experience with engineering data analysis
- Proven expertise in structural modeling and simulation tools (e.g., ANSYS, NASTRAN, or equivalent)
- Strong understanding of material properties, stress analysis, fatigue assessment, load paths, design practices, and hand calculations
- Strong technical knowledge in core engineering principles, fundamental mechanics of composite materials, design, analysis, testing, and fabrication
Nice to have
- Experience with clean sheet aircraft configuration
- Siemens NX proficiency
- Experience with fast paced prototype design and manufacture of uncrewed aircraft
- Experience with high temperature materials selection
- Broad experience across a range of aircraft programs
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 on the technologies or tools used in the design process beyond CAD and simulation tools
- The role involves a significant amount of collaboration, which may require strong interpersonal skills
- The job requires eligibility for a U.S. Secret security clearance, which may be a barrier for some 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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