Thermal Design Engineer
Job Location:
Costa Mesa, CA - USA
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Job Summary
The Thermal Engineering team enables Andurils rapid hardware development cycle by ensuring advanced defense systems perform reliably in demanding real-world environments. The team works across high-power tightly integrated products where thermal architecture analysis testing and cross-functional design decisions directly affect product performance reliability and mission success.
We are looking for a Thermal Design Engineer to join our team in Costa Mesa CA. In this role you will support thermal design and analysis for advanced defense hardware across drones aircraft missiles and related flight systems.
This role is ideal for someone early in their career with strong heat transfer and fluid dynamics fundamentals from graduate coursework or research who wants to grow into full ownership of thermal design problems in a fast-paced environment.
What Youll Do
- Support thermal design and analysis for integrated hardware products including drones aircraft missiles or related defense systems
- Apply first-principles engineering judgment using hand calculations spreadsheets and MATLAB/Python models to inform design decisions
- Build and maintain thermal FEA/CFD models to predict system performance and establish design limits
- Support prototype builds and thermal tests including sensor selection DAQ setup data post-processing and results documentation
- Contribute to defining thermal architectures for rugged environments demanding flight envelopes and mission-specific thermal conditions
- Partner with electrical mechanical aerospace and systems engineers to document power dissipation operating modes and thermal constraints
- Present thermal analysis results and recommendations in internal design reviews
- Develop internal tools workflows or analysis methods that improve speed and quality of thermal decision-making
Required Qualifications
- MS in Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Applied Physics or a related field with a focus on heat transfer fluid dynamics thermal sciences or thermal systems
- Strong first-principles understanding of heat transfer and fluid dynamics including conduction convection radiation fluid flow and transient thermal behavior
- Coursework research or internship experience in thermal analysis modeling or testing
- Experience with MATLAB Python or similar tools for engineering analysis
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to cross-functional teams
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance
Preferred Qualifications
- 1-3 years of industry experience in thermal engineering for aerospace defense or high-performance hardware systems
- Experience with thermal analysis tools such as STAR-CCM ANSYS Icepak Flotherm or comparable FEA/CFD platforms
- Experience with CAD tools such as SolidWorks or Siemens NX
- Graduate research in thermal-fluid systems electronics cooling aerothermal analysis or related areas
- Exposure to thermal testing including instrumentation data acquisition and test-to-model correlation
- Strong motivation to support Andurils mission of defending the United States and allied partners
US Salary Range
$112000 - $149000 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 Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:
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