Anduril industries
Multiphysics Engineer
Overview
We are looking for a Multiphysics Engineer to join our team in Costa Mesa, CA. In this role you will own the internal flow, combustion, and heat transfer analysis behind air vehicle propulsion systems.
About Anduril industries
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.
Requirements & Eligibility
- Master’s degree in Aerospace engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Engineering Physics, or a related field
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. secret security clearance
- 5+ years of experience in CFD, aerothermal, thermal, or combustion analysis
- Foundational understanding of compressible flow including shocks, choked flow, and supersonic nozzles
- Strong first-principles understanding of heat transfer and fluid dynamics, including conduction, convection, radiation, fluid flow, and transient thermal behavior
- Experience with commercial CFD code such as STAR-CCM+, Fluent, or similar, including meshing and driving a case to convergence
- Proficient in applying hand calculations and 1D models to independently validate CFD results
- Programming experience in Python, MATLAB, or similar
Key Responsibilities
- Run CFD analysis of internal and high-speed flows, with and without combustion
- Start with hand calculations and 1D models to size a design, then move to 3D CFD to refine it
- Predict heat loads, surface temperatures, and pressures for the thermal and structural teams
- Set up gas properties and chemistry appropriate to the conditions being modeled
- Support rocket nozzle, insulation, and case design decisions with analysis
- Build and document repeatable workflows so other engineers can run the same analysis
- Compare predictions against static fire and ground test data and improve the models
- Support material response and erosion analysis in high-temperature environments
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