Anduril Industries
Configuration Design Engineer
About this role
Anduril Industries seeks a Configuration Design Engineer to lead early-stage conceptual design and multi-disciplinary vehicle configuration for next-generation Group 5 UAS and advanced missile platforms. You'll translate mission requirements into optimized, flight-ready designs while operating at the front end of the development cycle.
What you'll do
- Lead physical layout, sizing, and configuration design of air vehicles and missile systems from concept through preliminary design
- Develop parametric CAD models and complex surface models for aircraft concepts
- Conduct multi-disciplinary trade studies and optimization across aerodynamics, structures, and payload integration
- Manage configuration baselines and support detailed design phase handoffs
- Collaborate with aerodynamicists, structures engineers, and propulsion specialists on integrated solutions
- Rapidly iterate designs to meet aggressive development timelines
What they're looking for
- CAD modeling and design (CATIA or equivalent)
- Systems engineering and conceptual design
- Aerospace vehicle configuration and layout
- Multi-disciplinary trade study analysis
- Parametric modeling and design optimization
- Aerodynamic and structural design principles
- Technical communication and documentation
- Project management and cross-functional collaboration
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Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries builds autonomous defense systems including underwater vehicles, unmanned aircraft, and electronic warfare platforms for the Department of Defense. The company is hiring across mechanical engineering, mission operations, software development, technical leadership, and advanced manufacturing roles to support the design, deployment, and production of these mission-critical systems.
- Website
- anduril.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through your experience with parametric CAD modeling for aircraft or vehicle design—what tools did you use and what challenges did you overcome?
- Describe a time when you had to balance competing design requirements across multiple engineering disciplines. How did you approach the trade-offs?