Thermal Engineer, Mission Electronics

The role

You will own the thermal design and analysis of electronics for air vehicles, maritime and ground systems, and wearables. You will use first principles, hand calculations, and modeling to define thermal architecture and heat-rejection paths.

What you will do

• Own the thermal design and analysis of electronics from board level to full assemblies.
• Use first principles, hand calculations, and MATLAB/Python models to inform design.
• Define thermal architecture and heat-rejection paths.
• Establish operating conditions based on industry standards and intended use.
• Work with electrical, mechanical, and systems engineers to characterize power dissipation.
• Communicate packaging architectures and drive trade studies.
• Own thermal FEA/CFD models and predict system performance.
• Define and execute prototype builds and tests.
• Present thermal status at formal reviews.
• Develop internal tools to improve analysis efficiency.

Required qualifications

• MS or higher degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, applied physics, or a related field with a focus on heat transfer and fluid dynamics (BS with additional experience considered)
• In-depth understanding of heat transfer and fluid dynamics fundamentals
• 2-4 years of experience in thermal design, analysis, or testing for electronics or integrated hardware products
• Familiarity with electronics cooling concepts
• Exposure to thermal testing
• Experience with at least one thermal FEA/CFD tool — STAR-CCM+, ANSYS, Icepak, FloEFD, or COMSOL
• CAD experience with Siemens NX, SolidWorks, or equivalent
• Passion for defending the United States and her allies
• Be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Nice to have

• Experience developing code in Python or MATLAB for thermal analysis
• Exposure to thermal design across more than one product class
• Familiarity with defense/aerospace environmental standards (e.g., MIL-STD-810) or thermal derating of electronic components
• Exposure to active cooling approaches such as fans, TECs, liquid cooling, or two-phase systems
• Experience with thermal architecture trade studies balancing thermal margin against SWaP constraints

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• Be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

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 systems are powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.