Configuration Design Engineer

Anduril
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 129,000 - 171,000 annuallyFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Experience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Presentation","Collaboration","Cross-functional leadership"]

Own early-stage physical layout, sizing, and configuration design for next-generation Group 5 unmanned aerial systems and advanced missile platforms. Build parametric CAD and high-fidelity OML/IML lofts in NX, run rapid multi-disciplinary trade studies, and coordinate spatial integration with keep-in/keep-out constraints. Provide clean surfaces for CFD, FEA, and EM signature analyses, and translate mission requirements into flight-ready, survivable concepts.

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Configuration Design Engineer

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Job Summary

Own early-stage physical layout, sizing, and configuration design for next-generation Group 5 unmanned aerial systems and advanced missile platforms. Build parametric CAD and high-fidelity OML/IML lofts in NX, run rapid multi-disciplinary trade studies, and coordinate spatial integration with keep-in/keep-out constraints. Provide clean surfaces for CFD, FEA, and EM signature analyses, and translate mission requirements into flight-ready, survivable concepts.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and execute physical layout, sizing, and configuration design of new air vehicles and missile systems from concept to preliminary design.
  • •Develop parametric CAD models and high-fidelity OML/IML lofts using NX.
  • •Run rapid multi-disciplinary trade studies for engine selection, propulsion integration, planform geometry, control effector layouts, structural joints, landing gear, and weapons integration.
  • •Drive spatial integration across subsystem teams by managing keep-in/keep-out zones for avionics, fuel, and payload systems.
  • •Provide clean surface models for downstream analyses (CFD, FEA, electromagnetic RF/IR signature evaluations) and incorporate survivability shaping for signature reduction.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 129,000 - 171,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • •5+ years of experience in conceptual or preliminary design of aircraft, UAS, or missile systems.
  • •Strong hands-on proficiency in 3D parametric CAD modeling and advanced surfacing (Siemens NX preferred, or CATIA/Creo).
  • •Experience executing multi-disciplinary trade studies across aerodynamics, propulsion integration, structures, and mass properties.
  • •Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance.
Experience:5+ yearsAerospaceUnmanned aerial systemsMissile systems
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationPresentationCollaborationCross-functional leadership
Tech Stack:Siemens NXNXCATIACreoParametric CADOuter Mold Line (OML)Inner Mold Line (IML)CADMATLABIsightHEEDSMDAOCFDFEAElectromagneticRF/IR signatureGD&T

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Secret

Company Brief

Anduril
Designs and builds advanced defense systems combining autonomous aircraft, sensors, and AI-driven software for military and national security applications, focused on modernizing battlefield capabilities and distributed sensing.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Costa Mesa, United States
Founded: 2017
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