Senior Thermal Engineer

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years. ABOUT THE TEAM The Anduril Rocket Motor Systems (RMS) team is on a mission to build next generation solid rocket motors for a safer, more connected world. To achieve our vision of becoming a large-volume provider of tactical rocket motors, we will develop differentiated products and services that maximize our customers’ capabilities, and we will establish and maintain a reputation of Quality and Reliability. ABOUT THE JOB Anduril’s Rocket Motor Systems group is seeking a Senior Thermal Engineer to join our team. The Rocket Motor Systems group designs, develops, and manufactures next-generation solid rocket motors for defense and space applications at Anduril. As a Thermal Engineer you will conduct detailed thermal analysis of solid rocket motor components. The right person for this role has a strong understanding of thermal analysis principles, with expertise in some of the tools common in industry. WHAT YOU'LL DO Perform detailed thermal analysis of solid rocket motor components. Size internal insulation, external thermal protection systems, and structural insulators. Validate models with test data; develop predictive ablation and erosion models. Define sub-scale tests for characterizing material properties of insulators and ablators. Evaluate and recommend ablative materials and thermal protection system solutions for applications in solid rocket motors Create reports and presentations documenting analysis and other supporting work. Present to peers and customers in design reviews. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS A bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or similar. 8+ years of relevant professional experience. Working knowledge of fundamental heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics first principles. Prior experience operating CAD software and/or FEA software. Strong communication skills. Ability to travel to other Anduril sites, customer sites, or supplier sites as business demand dictates. Anticipated 10-25% travel. Ability to obtain and hold a U.S. Secret Security Clearance. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Advanced degree (master’s or doctorate) in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or similar with a focus on ablation modeling, computational combustion, or reacting flows. Experience with Abaqus FEA software. Expertise in engineering tool development in Microsoft Excel, MATLAB, and/or Python. Expertise with thermochemical ablation and material response analysis, with an emphasis on ablation in solid rocket motors and/or reentry systems. Expertise with ablation modeling tools, such as Hero, CHAR, PATO or similar, and surface chemistry tools, such as ACE or Mutation++. US Salary Range $126,000 — $167,000 USD The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including: Benefits At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitiv