Loads and Dynamics Engineer, Air Vehicles

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Air Dominance & Strike : Air Dominance & Strike Hardware : Air Vehicle Structures

Anduril Industries is hiring a Loads and Dynamics Engineer for their Air Vehicles team. This role involves developing structural loads analysis, generating integrated dynamics FEMs, conducting aeroelastic and flutter analyses, and performing dynamics testing for air vehicles and missile platforms. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering or applied physics, 5+ years of experience in structures, dynamics, or loads, and proficiency in FEMAP/Nastran and Matlab/Python. Experience with defense specifications and testing is preferred. The role is within the defense domain and focuses on engineering tasks related to structural integrity and flight dynamics.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop structural loads analysis for multiple air vehicles and systems to ensure structural integrity under various flight and ground conditions
  2. Generate and maintain integrated dynamics FEMs for multiple vehicles for use in loads derivation, aeroelastic flutter and other analyses
  3. Conduct aeroelastic and aeroservoelastic studies to predict and verify aircraft behavior
  4. Conduct flutter analysis to inform vehicle design and ensure flight safety
  5. Generate flight loads data in accordance with MIL and FAR specifications, such as FAR 23, 25, JSSG-2006, and other relevant standards

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or applied physics with a focus in structures
  • 5+ years of experience in structures, dynamics or loads
  • Statics
  • Dynamics
  • Solid mechanics
  • Materials science
  • Finite element analysis (FEM)
  • Dynamic testing
  • FEMAP
  • Nastran
  • Matlab
  • Python
  • Analytical modeling
  • Data acquisition
  • Automation
  • U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to have

  • Aircraft flight loads
  • Aeroelastic analysis
  • Flutter analysis
  • Transonic flight
  • Supersonic flight
  • Hypersonic flight
  • Ground loads
  • Noise and vibration
  • Workflow automation tools
  • JSSG-2006
  • FAR 23
  • FAR 25
  • System identification
  • Sine testing
  • Random testing
  • Shock testing
  • Flight testing
  • Sensor selection
  • Data post-processing

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years of experience in a structures, dynamics or loads related role with high ownership and accountability for hardware outcomes
  • Deep understanding of statics, dynamics, solid mechanics, materials science, finite element analysis and dynamic testing
  • Proficiency in the use of FEMAP, Nastran or similar
  • Proficiency in Matlab, Python, or similar for developing analytical models, data acquisition and automation