Winter 2027 Quality & Test Engineer Co-op

Location: Ashville, Ohio, United States; Santa Ana, California, United States Department: Templates : Intern

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

Own a portion of the production quality support process for a certain product or set of products.

Conduct data analysis and data mining to identify trends and patterns in product quality.

Develop and maintain KPIs & OKR metrics to track product quality and identify areas for improvement and drive improvement through a cross-functional team.

Lead a project that transforms an element of the quality engineering team – a process, new inspection method, or complex data analytic method(s)

Will support Anduril’s quality management system and manage changes to documentation and training at the conclusion of the project

Write documentation required for successful quality management for hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.

Work with technicians and other engineers hands-on, building and measuring prototype hardware

Possibly travel to suppliers to do initial sourcing work, solve ongoing production issues, and implement quality procedures

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Must be pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Engineering, Math, or a hard science.

Must be returning to school at the end of the internship to continue academic studies for at least one quarter or semester.

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.

Ability to complete an in-person co-op in one of our offices in winter 2027.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Internships or school related experience in a relevant field, preferably manufacturing, quality, supply chain or design of electromechanical hardware

Demonstrated ability to creatively problem solve issues related electromechanical hardware in a resource-constrained environment

Demonstrated in-kind or direct team leadership skills

Personal experience with inspection systems, data analysis, numeric methods, MatLab or other software packages.

A genuine interest in data analysis, process improvement, and thirst for learning

Previous experience leading project and working with data collection, analysis, and driving improvements.

Hands-on experience with R/C and/or autonomous flight vehicles, flight controllers, or other related control systems

Software scripting experience in any language

US Hourly Range

$28—$40 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

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