2027 Early Career Business Operations Associate

Location: Costa Mesa, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States Department: Templates : Early Career/New Grad

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. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Build Repeatable Analytics Workflows: Design, execute, and automate high-quality, repeatable data models and analytical pipelines to track critical operational, business, and financial metrics.

Drive Business Decision-Making: Partner closely with leadership and functional stakeholders to deliver actionable insights, evaluate operational trade-offs, and guide strategic decisions through data synthesis.

Data Visualization & Dashboarding: Develop clear, self-service dashboards and visualization frameworks that equip functional teams with the tools and metrics to monitor and improve their processes.

Executive Storytelling: Translate complex analyses into clean, executive-ready presentations, reports, and narratives, with results presented directly to senior leadership teams.

System & Tool Deep-Dives: Work deeply within our data tools and business infrastructure (including Salesforce, Oracle, Palantir Foundry, Databricks, and other core enterprise systems) to execute scrappy analyses on short timelines and build robust data pipelines over the long term.

Drive Operational Excellence: Proactively identify friction and process bottlenecks across the organization, using quantitative analysis to drive sustainable operational solutions.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Must be pursuing or have recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Business Operations, Business Analytics, or a related field.

Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities; U.S. clearance eligibility may be required depending on program.

Able to start full time in 2027.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience with Business Analytics and Data Visualization: Ability to structure ambiguous operational problems, manipulate large datasets, and present data visually to influence decisions.

Enterprise Data Tooling: Exposure to querying and working within modern data and analytics platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Oracle, Palantir Foundry, Databricks, SQL, or equivalent enterprise data environments).

High Fluency in Excel & PowerPoint: Capability in Excel (modeling, pivot tables, data manipulation) and PowerPoint (building polished narrative decks).

High Ownership & Bias for Action: You are self-driven, hyper-organized, and detail-oriented; you step into gaps proactively and follow through from insight to execution.

US Salary Range

$78,000—$104,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

Protecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams

Anduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.

To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:

No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.

Please always verify communications

Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.

Via Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to [email protected].

Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.

What to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to [email protected]. Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.

Data Privacy

To view Anduril's candidate data pri