- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- Costa MesaCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Sep 24, 2026
- Salary
- $86,000–$114,000 a year
Full-time
(Pipeline) Structural Analyst, Space Emerging Talent
Job description
You'll own spacecraft and payload structural analysis from conceptual design through environmental testing and launch. Unlike larger firms where analysts get siloed into statics or dynamics, you'll work across both. Most of our programs are early-stage, so you'll shape designs from the start and see your analysis carry hardware all the way to orbit.
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold.
Job responsibilities
- Perform static and dynamic stress analysis — starting with hand calculations and first-order models before moving to detailed computational methods.
- Quantify load cases and environments for launch and on-orbit operations; determine strength, life, and safety margins.
- Collaborate with hardware engineers to guide design decisions based on analysis results.
- Support test campaigns — instrumentation selection, execution, data processing, and model correlation.
- Lead trade studies and mass optimization efforts.
- Prepare technical reports and present findings to internal teams and customers.
Job requirements
- BS or higher in engineering or applied physics with a focus in structures.
- Strong foundation in statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, and materials properties.
- First-principles mindset — comfortable starting with hand calculations to frame problems before reaching for detailed tools.
- Experience with CAD tools (NX, Solidworks, or similar).
- Proficiency in MATLAB or Python for analytical models and data processing.
- Involvement in a hands-on technical project — competitive engineering club (FSAE, Baja, rocket team, aerospace club) or a co-op/internship analyzing or designing real hardware.
- Highly motivated, self-starting, and comfortable working autonomously.
- Organized and willing to define scope for problems with undefined requirements.