2027 Industrial Engineer Intern

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

As an Industrial Engineering Intern, you will work alongside a team of Industrial Engineers to optimize Anduril's manufacturing operations for best-in-class quality, reliability, speed, and asset utilization.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead projects to optimize and improve systems, processes, and manufacturing operations, leveraging a data-driven approach.
• Proactively identify opportunities for improvement, including high variation processes, imbalances, and bottlenecks caused by line layout, equipment constraints, and staffing shortages.
• Translate and drive action from metrics, KPIs, and reporting associated with production line health and efficiency.
• Produce and maintain capacity plans, balanced line layouts, staffing allocations, and time standards for manufacturing work content.
• Work across domains, from execution-based work to the strategic future state of a product or business line.

Required Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Industrial Engineering or a related field.
• Returning to school at the end of the internship to continue academic studies for at least one quarter or semester.
• U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities; U.S. clearance eligibility may be required depending on the program.
• Ability to complete an in-person 12-week internship in one of our offices in summer 2027.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior work designing and/or setting up new production lines or factories.
• Prior work or project experience with engineering design software, such as AutoCad or LucidChart.
• Prior work or project experience conducting manufacturing time studies.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and/or Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma principles.
• Experience interacting with data via data visualization applications or SQL queries.
• Ability to completely own a value chain from start to finish.
• Prior experience with ERP, WMS, and MES systems.
• Prior experience with production process simulation using Discrete Event Simulation software.
• Prior work experience or project experience applying Industrial Engineering / Lean Methodologies.
• Ability to read technical documentation.
• Ability to work through ambiguity and be a self-starter.

Benefits Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including a comprehensive, competitive benefits package.