Andurilindustries
Low Observables Engineer, RCS
Costa Mesa, California, United States. Posted 28 months ago
The role
This person will design, analyze, test, and sustain stealth features for unmanned air systems. They will perform RCS analysis and model LO materials for components and air vehicles.
What you will do
- Assist in the design and development of Low Observable (LO) unmanned air vehicles
- Perform broadband Radar Cross Section (RCS) analysis of components and full air vehicles
- Develop analysis tools, workflows, and validation processes for RCS analysis
- Model and optimize LO materials for utilization in components and air vehicles
- Aid in the development of manufacturing and validation plans for LO air vehicles
- Plan and execute RCS testing of LO air vehicles and components
Required qualifications
- 3+ years of experience with LO aircraft
- Proficient knowledge of LO design, analysis, and validation methodologies
- Experience with RCS analysis tools such as X-Patch, SENTRi, McMoM2D, FEKO, HFSS, CST or other company specific Computational ElectroMagnetics (CEM) analysis packages
- Familiarity with how to model and design with LO materials
- Experience with LO airframe design, LO coating integration, and subsystem integrations
- Experience with CAD software packages such as NX, CATIA
- Experience with various manufacturing methods such as composites, 3D printing, casting, injection molding, etc.
- Experience with Indoor and/or outdoor RCS testing of LO component and/or air vehicles
- BS or higher degree in STEM discipline
- Must possess and be able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
Nice to have
- Experience with the design and manufacture of LO materials
- Experience with LO manufacturing techniques related to LO edges
- Experience with designing and/or RCS analysis of LO apertures
- Experience with RCS flight testing
- Experience with Tier 1 or Tier 2 inspections tools
- Experience with scripting tools such as Matlab, Python, C++
Benefits
- Highly competitive equity grants
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
Before you apply
- Must possess and be able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
- Consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening
About the company
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Their family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.