Thermal Engineer

ABOUT THE TEAM

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.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are looking for aThermal Engineerto join our team inCosta Mesa CA. In this role you will own thermal design and analysis for advanced defense hardware across dronesaircraft missiles and related flight systems.

This role is ideal for someone with deep heat transfer and fluid dynamics fundamentals strong thermal analysis capability and the practical judgment to choose the right level of analysis from first-order hand calculations through detailed FEA / CFD to guide fast design decisions.

WHAT YOULL DO

• Own thermal design and analysis for integrated hardware products including dronesaircraft missiles or related defense systems.

• Use first-principles engineering judgment todeterminethe right level of analysis for each design decision including hand calculations spreadsheets MATLAB / Python models FEA and CFD.

• Define thermal architectures that can withstand rugged environments demanding flight envelopes and operational edge cases including hot cold transient and mission-specific thermal conditions.

• Partner with electrical mechanical aerospace software and systems engineers to document power dissipation operating modes thermal constraints and design tradeoffs.

• Build andmaintainthermal FEA / CFD models to predict system performanceestablishdesign limits and define red / yellow operating thresholds for test and field use.

• Define and execute prototype builds and thermal tests including CAD support sensorselection DAQ setup data post-processing and results documentation.

• Present thermal status risks tradeoffs timelines and recommendations in internal design reviews and customer-facing technical reviews.

• Develop internal tools workflows or analysis methods that improve speed consistency and quality of thermal decision-making.

• Support failure reviews and root-cause investigations using test data thermal analysis and first-principles reasoning.

• ImpactYoullHave

• Drive thermal architecture decisions that directly influence the performance reliability anddeployabilityof advanced defense products.

• Help engineering teams move faster by turning thermal analysis and test data into clear design recommendations.

• Reduce technical risk across high-power highly integrated systemsoperatingin extreme environments.

• Build scalable analysis tools and methods that improve how Anduril evaluates thermal performance across multiple product lines.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Applied Physics or a related field with a focus on heat transfer fluid dynamics thermal sciences or thermal systems.

• 5 years of experience designing analyzing orvalidatingthermal systems for integrated hardware products.

• Strong first-principles understanding of heat transfer and fluid dynamics including conduction convection radiation fluid flow and transient thermal behavior.

• Experience supporting thermal design for aerospaceaircraft rocket missile UAV defense or other high-performance hardware systems.

• Experience using thermal analysis modeling simulation and/or physical test data to drive design decisions for passive or active thermal management systems.

• Ability to communicate technical tradeoffs clearly across engineering program and customer stakeholders and ability to obtain andmaintaina U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with thermal analysis tools such as STAR-CCM ANSYSIcepakFlotherm or comparable FEA / CFD platforms.

• Experience using MATLAB Python spreadsheets or similar tools for first-order thermal modeling transient analysis or engineering trade studies.

• Experience designing thermal hardware such as heat sinks cold plates fans pumps heat exchangers thermal interface materials liquid cooling systems orair-coolingsystems.

• Experience planning or executing thermal tests including sensor selection data acquisition data post-processing and correlation of test results to analysis.

• Experience with SolidWorks Siemens NX or comparable CAD tools.

• Experience supporting formal design reviews customer reviews flight test qualification testing or fielded hardware.

• Experience developing reusable analysis tools automation workflows reduced-order models or other methods that improve analysis speed and consistency.

• Strong motivation to support Andurils mission of defending the United States and allied partners.

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:

Benefits

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