Thermal Engineer, Hypersonic Air Vehicles
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
Posted 25 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 25 days Anduril Industries's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Anduril Industries's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Anduril Industries
- high 1390 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
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
As a Thermal Engineer on the Hypersonic Air Vehicles team, you will be responsible for the thermal design and analysis of unmanned air vehicles in high-speed flight environments. Your work will involve performing thermal analyses using computational methods, supporting ground testing, and collaborating with various engineering disciplines to ensure the performance and reliability of advanced defense technologies.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- MS or higher degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Applied Physics with focus on heat transfer and fluid dynamics
- In-depth understanding of heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and high-temperature environments
- Coursework, research, or industry experience in thermal analysis for aerospace or high-performance hardware systems
- Experience with thermal analysis using CFD (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 industry experience in aerospace thermal engineering on rocket, aircraft, or missile programs
- Experience with thermal analysis in high-speed flight regimes
- Experience with thermal-structural coupling
- Exposure to ground testing with thermal instrumentation and data acquisition
- Graduate research in aerothermal analysis, high-temperature materials, or thermal protection systems
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 mention of remote work options
- Role requires the ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance, which may be a barrier for some candidates
- Salary range provided but actual offer may vary based on multiple factors
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Listed by Anduril Industries on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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