Senior Hydrodynamics Engineer

Summary

Join Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, as a Senior Hydrodynamic Modeling and Simulation Engineer. You will develop and maintain hydrodynamic virtual representations of undersea vehicles, collaborating with a team passionate about subsea robotics. Responsibilities include architecting simulation tools, implementing hydrodynamic modeling, rapidly iterating on capabilities during testing, and analyzing data. You will work with multi-disciplinary experts and customers to understand and meet simulation requirements. This role requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field, experience in modeling, simulation, and analysis, and proficiency in scientific computing systems. Anduril offers competitive compensation, including a salary range of $168,000-$252,000, equity grants, and top-tier benefits.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, ocean engineering, or related technical discipline, with a focus on hydrodynamics or aerodynamics, or equivalent work experience
• Experience in Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis engineering or related technical experience
• Experience creating hydrodynamic databases from water tunnel test, wind tunnel test, or Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Experience in sea trials test planning for performance, stability and control, and propulsive load characterization
• Experience extracting hydrodynamic coefficients from test data
• Liaise with other engineering functions (structures, GNC, propulsion, controls, payloads) to diagnose and remediate design issues
• Experience building computational meshes for CFD analysis
• Proficiency with scientific computing systems (e.g., MATLAB, Simulink) and scientific Python (e.g., NumPy, SciPy)
• Familiarity with C++ and/or Python
• Experience with Subsea vehicles and/or aerospace/aeronautical systems (including rotorcraft/VTOL)
• Experience with developing sub-system and system level models (undersea vehicles, air vehicles, ground vehicles, ground based sensors and other types of complex systems)
• Experience with model development to support Guidance, Navigation and Control algorithm development
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop simulation tools in order to understand how our subsea products perform in a variety of scenarios
• Develop and implement hydrodynamic modeling and simulation (M&S) capabilities that capture appropriate data during testing so that models can be updated and validated
• Rapidly iterate on M&S capabilities during test periods; collaborating with the GNC team to maximize field test
• Simulate and Test data analysis tools and processes
• Create test and simulation fixtures that operate with both software- and hardware-in-the-loop
• Work with multi-disciplinary subject matter experts to understand and adequately model pertinent sub-system, system, and system of system dynamics
• Work with internal and external customers to understand simulation requirements and develop efficient modeling and simulation solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in modeling and simulating complex hydrodynamic systems in marine environments
• Advanced proficiency with C++
• Experience with computer programs used to analyze wave interactions such as WEC-Sim and WAMIT
• Experience with SITL and HITL simulation infrastructure design, development and deployment for complex systems
• Experience with developing emulated/simulation interfaces for on-board avionics

Benefits

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you. For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents. For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril
• Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans
• 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting
• Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well
• A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians
• Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens
• Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region
• Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)