Description:
As Principal Engineer, you will conduct mechanical design and analysis of solid rocket motor components, including motor cases, nozzles, propellant grains, igniters, and ignition safety components. The right person for this role has a strong understanding of mechanical design, stress analysis, and thermal analysis principles, as well as a solid handle on the usage of tools common in industry. If you are someone who is hardware-focused and detail-oriented then this role is for you.
What You'll Do
- Perform CAD design activities of mechanical components.
- Perform finite element analysis of structural and thermal systems.
- Generate, review, and release product definition (i.e. engineering drawings).
- Create reports and presentations documenting analysis and other supporting work.
- Present to peers and customers in design reviews.
- Support prototyping, manufacturing, and test operations onsite at our manufacturing facilities and suppliers’ facilities.
- Own the development of critical subsystems from cradle to grave.
Required Qualifications
- A minimum of 10+ years’ experience performing mechanical design and analysis
- Experience mentoring engineers
- Experience with successful decision-making with loosely defined requirements or a high degree of uncertainty
- A bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or similar, or a comparable combination of education and applicable experience.
- Prior experience operating CAD software and/or FEA software
- A solid understanding of hardware manufacturability and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
- Strong communication skills.
- Ability to travel to other Anduril sites, customer sites, or supplier sites as business demand dictates. Anticipated 10-25% travel.
- U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export-controlled data.