Senior Structural Analyst

Anduril Industries • Lexington, MA

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About The Position

The Test and Analysis team is responsible for ensuring that emerging products are ready for the harsh conditions of air, land, sea, and space environments. Our team supports multi-disciplinary product teams across the full life cycle to design, develop, and validate new and existing products. This includes requirements analysis, environmental and electromagnetic interference testing, reliability testing, and manufacturing sustainment efforts. The Test and Analysis team achieves these objectives through consistently striving to understand primary design drivers through analytical modelling, including specialized structural-thermal-optical performance (STOP) analysis, along with strategic engineering validation and qualification test campaigns. This fused approach ultimately enables us to identify opportunities for product robustness and quickly implement solutions to ensure critical capabilities efficiently make it into the hands of our military and its allies. We are looking for a Structural Analyst to join our rapidly growing team in Lexington, MA. In this role, you will be responsible for performing structural analysis and taking ownership of structural loads and design aspects across hardware development programs. You will execute first order assessment of designs to guide preliminary design architecture, develop detailed analytical models to mature prototype designs and develop predictions to support hardware testing. If you are someone who is excited to work on new projects from conceptualization through production and are passionate about developing validated and correlated models to support the rapid prototyping of cutting edge systems.

Requirements

• Minimum BS in an engineering discipline
• 8+ years of experience in a structures, dynamics, or loads development related role
• Deep understanding of statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, and materials properties
• Structural FEA Experience (NASTRAN) including solution sequences for linear and non-linear static and buckling analyses, modal analysis, frequency response, and random response analyses
• Experience with performing stress, strain, fatigue and fracture analysis in support of customer requirements sell-off
• Familiarity with Matlab or Python (or equivalent) for developing analytical models and performing data acquisition & post-processing
• General knowledge of environmental test instrumentation and data acquisition
• Good at working independently and with various teams and key stakeholders
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice To Haves

• Advanced graduate degrees (Masters or PhD)
• Structural testing experience (static, buckling, cyclic, vibration) including sensor selection, data acquisition, and data post-processing
• Experience with analysis of optomechanical systems including design of athermalized systems and development of structural, thermal, and optical performance (STOP) models
• Experience with space system dynamics analysis and testing, including force limiting and pyroshock
• Proficiency with Femap and NASTRAN
• Experience with structural analysis of PCBAs
• Basic knowledge of MIL-STD-810 or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Execute hand calculations, spreadsheet, and MATLAB/Python first-order models to inform path forward before jumping into detailed analysis.
• Use first principles as a basis for every decision and discern the right level of analysis to apply based on state of hardware design and program goals
• Develop appropriate computational models and simulations to predict stress distribution, deformation, fracture, and fatigue life as needed to meet design schedules.
• Generate, maintain, and correlate integrated FEMs for imaging platforms.
• Perform test-model correlation testing to validate analytical predictions
• Prepare technical reports to present findings to internal teams, management, and external customers
• Work closely with environmental test engineers to support the design, instrumentation selection, execution, and data processing of tests to validate models and predictions, including static, dynamic, and fatigue tests
• Stay current with advancements in stress analysis techniques, materials technology, and industry standards

Benefits

• Healthcare Benefits US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you. UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents. IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
• Additional Benefits Income Protection : Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
• Generous time off : Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
• Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
• Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
• Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.
• Retirement Savings Plan US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options. UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match. AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees