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MDAO Engineer

Mach Industries · Huntington Beach, California, United States · On-site

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About Mach Industries

Mach Industries is building faster, smarter defense infrastructure for the modern era. Backed by Khosla and Sequoia.

About the role

Mach Industries is seeking an MDAO Engineer to develop the engineering models, software, and optimization workflows that enable rapid, rigorous vehicle design across Mach's product suite. You will help shape an expanding MDAO capability and build the tools that Conceptual Design and Operational Performance engineers use to evaluate vehicle concepts and make better design decisions.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related technical field
  • 2+ years of relevant engineering experience in engineering software, computational design, MDAO, vehicle design, or optimization
  • Experience developing engineering models, analysis software, or optimization workflows for aerospace vehicles or other complex physical systems
  • Working knowledge of aerospace vehicle design and the interactions between aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, mass properties, controls, and mission performance
  • Familiarity with conceptual design, preliminary design, configuration and sizing, mission performance, or operational performance analysis
  • Software development skills in a scientific computing language, with the ability and interest to develop reliable, reusable engineering software and work within collaborative software development practices
More about this role

Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition.

Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security.

Mach Industries is seeking an MDAO Engineer to develop the engineering models, software, and optimization workflows that enable rapid, rigorous vehicle design across Mach's product suite. You will help shape an expanding MDAO capability and build the tools that Conceptual Design and Operational Performance engineers use to evaluate vehicle concepts and make better design decisions.

This is a software and model development role grounded in aerospace engineering. You will create reusable...

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