2027 Mechanical Engineer Intern

About the role

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 real-time, 3D command and control center.

This is a paid, in-person, 12-week internship for Summer 2027. While this exact role may not be open today, we will begin reviewing applications in August 2026 for positions starting in 2027. We highly encourage you to apply early to get a head start.

Responsibilities

• Design & build prototypes, analyze failures, and transition successful projects into production.
• Present design reviews, run analysis, visit vendors, design & execute hardware test plans.
• Use first principles physics as a basis for every decision.
• Travel to test sites and vendors as needed.

Requirements

• Pursuing a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or any related field.
• Must be a rising senior at the time of the internship and returning to school at the end of the internship to continue academic studies for at least one quarter/semester.
• Collegiate project team or laboratory experience.
• Currently enrolled in an undergrad or graduate engineering program.
• CAD skills (any platform) and ability to make high quality engineering drawings that meet common industry standards.
• Demonstrated hands-on fabrication skills.
• High competence with, and fluid use of, engineering first principles.
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export-controlled data.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior internship experience and/or leadership on a collegiate project team or laboratory.
• Experience in NX/Teamcenter and/or Solidworks.
• Experience with FEA and/or CFD analysis tools.
• Ability to integrate electrical components into designs (motors, controllers, sensors etc.).
• Experience with machining, sheet metal, injection molding, and 3D printing.

Pay

US Salary Range: $30—$45 USD per hour.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers as part of Anduril's total compensation package.
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive health coverage at little to no cost.