Air Vehicle Lead, Missiles

The role

You will lead the mechanical development of new autonomous air vehicles from conceptual design through flight test. This role involves driving system architecture and providing technical leadership for a team of 10 to 25 multidisciplinary engineers.

What you will do

• Lead mechanical development of new autonomous air vehicles
• Derive and shape requirements internally and externally
• Drive system architecture and design solutions
• Perform hands-on development of aircraft, airframe, and subsystem design, analysis, fabrication, and assembly
• Lead design reviews and present to customers
• Visit vendors and help define and execute test plans
• Build prototypes and analyze failures
• Transition successful projects into production
• Provide technical leadership and oversight for a team of 10 to 25 multidisciplinary engineers

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's in aerospace, mechanical engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of aerospace experience in a professional setting
• Working knowledge of MIL standards and industry best practices
• Experience developing air vehicle conceptual designs and transitioning them to flying and deployable systems
• Familiarity with key aircraft subsystems including aero-performance, stability and control, structures, mechanisms, avionics, propulsion, fuel systems, thermodynamics, electrical integration, etc.
• Experience creating, organizing, and managing complex vehicle development designs in CAD
• Experience developing and using aircraft sizing tools
• Experience with prototype and production airframe manufacturing methods including composites and metallics
• Demonstrate leadership skills to manage scope and schedules, deconflict issues, and communicate up and down the chain
• Must possess and be able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to have

• Master's in aerospace, mechanical engineering or related field
• Working knowledge of NX/Teamcenter
• Experience with air launched expendable systems
• Experience with air breathing high sub-sonic or super sonic expendable systems
• Experience with liquid or solid rocket motors on expendable systems
• Hands-on manufacturing or fabrication experience
• Familiarity with low observable design principles
• Experience with surfacing and OML loft modeling
• Competency in engineering analysis, including aerodynamics, structural, thermal, and electrical

Benefits

• 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. Secret security clearance
• Consent to 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.