Senior MDAO Engineer

Founded in 2022 Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees we operate with startup agility and ambition.

Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing innovation at speed and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security.

Mach Industries is seeking a Senior MDAO Engineer to help develop and apply the multidisciplinary design analysis and optimization methods used to size evaluate and mature vehicles across Machs product suite. This role sits at the intersection of vehicle configuration sizing mission performance operational data and analytical tool development.

You will work with configuration performance test and discipline engineering teams to improve the models and workflows used to evaluate vehicle concepts and understand mission capability. You will also directly support trade studies sizing studies and performance assessments as needed in a fast-moving multidisciplinary environment.

The ideal candidate combines strong aerospace engineering judgment practical vehicle design intuition and the ability to develop modify and validate engineering analysis tools.

• Develop and apply MDAO models methods and workflows for conceptual and preliminary vehicle design.

• Support vehicle sizing configuration trades mission analysis and performance assessments across Machs product suite.

• Improve analytical tools used to evaluate vehicle concepts including models for aerodynamics propulsion mass properties structures controls mission performance and operational constraints.

• Partner with configuration sizing performance test and discipline engineering teams to ensure MDAO workflows reflect real design needs and produce decision-relevant outputs.

• Incorporate higher-fidelity analysis ground test data flight test data and operational performance data to improve model accuracy and future design decisions.

• Conduct optimization studies sensitivity analyses and trade studies to identify key design drivers and communicate implications to engineering stakeholders.

• Help define assumptions constraints objectives and figures of merit for vehicle-level design studies.

• Maintain effective analytical workflows using practical software development practices including version control documentation reproducibility and basic testing.

• Mentor engineers contributing to or using MDAO workflows particularly around modeling assumptions trade study setup and interpretation of results.

• Contribute to the technical roadmap for MDAO capability balancing near-term design support with longer-term model and workflow improvements.

• Bachelors degree in Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field.

• 5 years of relevant aerospace engineering experience or an advanced degree with significant relevant experience in vehicle design MDAO sizing configuration development performance analysis or computational design.

• Experience with aircraft UAS missile spacecraft or other aerospace vehicle sizing configuration trades mission analysis or performance assessment.

• Broad understanding of how aerospace disciplines influence vehicle design including aerodynamics propulsion mass properties structures controls and mission performance.

• Experience developing or modifying engineering analysis tools using Python MATLAB C Julia or a similar language.

• Ability to set up and interpret trade studies optimization studies sensitivity analyses or design-of-experiments.

• Strong engineering judgment and ability to communicate assumptions limitations tradeoffs and recommendations clearly.

• Experience working in fast-paced multidisciplinary engineering environments.

• Advanced degree in Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering Applied Mathematics or a related field.

• Experience with UAV aircraft missile or defense product development.

• Experience in conceptual design preliminary design configuration/sizing mission performance or operational performance analysis.

• Experience incorporating test flight or operational data into engineering models.

• Experience with MDAO optimization surrogate modeling uncertainty analysis or multidisciplinary trade-space exploration.

• Experience with OpenMDAO pyOptSparse Dymos GPkit SUAVE in-house MDAO frameworks or similar tools.

• Experience helping define analytical workflows model validation practices or design study best practices.

Disclosures

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Please note that any offer for employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations without sponsorship for an export license.

Mach participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offers may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and training critical skills and business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in most offers and are considered part of Machs total compensation package. Mach offers benefits such as health insurance retirement plans and opportunities for professional development.

Mach is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race color creed religion sex gender identity sexual orientation national origin disability uniform service Veteran status age or any other protected characteristic per federal state or local law including those with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. If youd like to defend the American way of life please reach out!

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Senior IC