Aerospace Engineering Intern (Summer 2025)

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.

We are seeking an Aerospace Engineering Intern for Summer 2025! This is a paid, in-person, 12 week internship based out of Raleigh, NC.

As an Aerospace Engineering Intern you will work on tool development projects supporting aircraft conceptual design and analysis teams. Projects will be scoped to be completed within the duration of a 12 week internship. As an intern you will have direct exposure to engineers involved in initial sizing, concept layouts, analysis, performance, trade studies, and concept refinement.

What You’ll Do

• Receive problem statements, guidelines, requirements, and reporting milestones
• Independently develop conceptual design tool capability options and generate solutions for approval
• Work with engineers in respective discipline to implement solutions and help integrate into overall framework
• Test, verify, and demonstrate the effectiveness of your solutions

Required Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelors in Aerospace Engineering or related field
• Must be a rising senior at the time of their internship and returning to school at the end of their internship to continue their academic studies for at least one quarter/semester.
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
• Ability to complete an in-person 12 week internship in Raleigh, NC

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work well with others
• Aircraft conceptual design and analysis knowledge and experience through school, extracurricular activities, and / or prior internship(s)
• Hands-on experience with aircraft design, build, fly projects and / or competitions
• Strong ability and desire to work on tool development for aircraft conceptual design
• Strong programming skills in higher-level languages (MATLAB, Python)
• Skills in 3-D CAD layouts and parametric modeling (NX, Catia, etc.)
• Exposure to aircraft sizing, trade studies, and Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization (MDAO)

 

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:

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision) that are 100% covered by Anduril for you and 90% covered for your dependents.
  • For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
  • For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
• Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
• 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
• A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
• Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of o