- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- Costa MesaCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Aug 25, 2026
- Salary
- $220,000–$292,000 a year
Full-time
Staff Propulsion Engineer, Air Vehicles (Solid Rocket Motor Integration)
Job description
The Air Dominance & Strike Propulsion Integration team is responsible for designing and integrating advanced hardware for Group 5 air vehicles and across missile platforms . Air Dominance & Strike Propulsion Engineers own the full development lifecycle, from concept generation, to integration and flight test, ensuring high-performance, resilient, and scalable mechanical systems that meet the demands of complex, contested environments.
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.
Job responsibilities
- Serve as a lead or key contributor in the selection, architecting, and integration of Solid Rocket Motors (SRMs), ignition systems, Thrust Vector Control (TVC) systems, and associated ordnance on missile platforms and…
- Design, fabricate, and test prototype components, structural interfaces, and thrust vectoring or ignition control systems.
- Plan, instrument, and execute ground static fire, environmental, and integration tests of solid rocket propulsion systems.
- Coordinate with SRM vendors, develop strategic partnerships, and manage development projects.
- Lead or support critical hardware demonstrations with customers as needed.
- Critical member of team supporting CAD design for structural integration, motor cases, nozzles, blast tubes, and aerodynamic / structural interfaces.
- Travel to vendor sites, test sites and test ranges as needed.
Job requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Electrical Engineering.
- 12+ years of propulsion engineering experience on tactical missiles, launch vehicles, or air vehicles.
- Professional experience with Solid Rocket Motors (SRMs) for defense or aerospace applications.
- Experience leading the integration of solid rocket propulsion systems into vehicles; acting as the technical authority for major subsystems.
- Experience utilizing, customizing, or tailoring internal ballistics codes and propellant burn-back models to perform installed SRM performance predictions.
- Experience defining comprehensive propulsion test programs (static fire, environmental, qualification) and troubleshooting anomalies.
- Experience designing mechanical parts and motor structural interfaces (CAD) with the ability to perform design reviews and provide detailed technical feedback to other engineers.
- Understanding of manufacturing methods (machining, composites / filament winding, high-temperature materials, sheet metal, 3D printing, etc.).