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Salary: USD 132,000 - 198,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Simulation Engineer to develop and maintain high-fidelity 6 Degree of Freedom (6DOF) simulation software for the Tactical Reconnaissance and Strike Division (TRS). This team designs and develops Anduril's fleet of autonomous drones including Ghost, Anvil, Altius, and Bolt, with a focus on guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) systems.
In this role, you will build physics-based digital twins and simulations of flying vehicles to support GNC algorithm development, testing, and validation. You'll develop Software-In-The-Loop (SITL) and Hardware-In-The-Loop (HITL) test environments, work closely with flight software teams to define requirements and integrate GNC software, and perform characterization work on aerodynamics, optics, actuators, and inertial measurement units for both fixed-wing and rotorcraft platforms.
Key responsibilities include developing 6DOF simulation solutions, maintaining test infrastructure, reviewing flight test data to verify vehicle performance and debug issues, and creating models to support functional evaluation of GNC software. You'll collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to understand and model sub-system and system-level dynamics.
Required qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering, or related field; 8+ years of professional experience in modeling and simulation for airborne platforms; proficiency in C++, MATLAB, Simulink, Simulink Embedded Coder, and Python; extensive experience with linear/nonlinear dynamic systems modeling, Monte Carlo simulations, and flight test data analysis; strong background in aerodynamics, rotorcraft dynamics, sensors, and actuators modeling; ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Secret security clearance.
Preferred qualifications include Master's or PhD in relevant field, flight test data processing and sim correlation experience, navigation system integration experience for aerial platforms, and guidance algorithm development background.
