# University Engagement & Partnerships Specialist

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Costa Mesa, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $86,000-$114,000 USD
**Category**: HR
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Anduril Industries is seeking a University Engagement & Partnerships Specialist to grow and manage its campus presence across priority engineering institutions.

In this role, you will execute university-facing initiatives that increase Anduril's visibility, credibility, and long-term technical talent pipeline.

Responsibilities:

- Execute university engagement plans aligned with Anduril's key hiring priorities (autonomy, embedded systems, robotics, manufacturing, etc.)

- Serve as the primary point of contact for target schools, student groups, faculty relationships, and competitions

- Represent Anduril as a trusted, long-term partner rather than a transactional campus recruiter

- Manage logistical planning and execution for campus events, including technical talks, design reviews, lab visits, hackathons, and career fairs

- Facilitate outreach, scheduling, and communication with student organizations, faculty members, research labs, and university career services departments

- Prepare and organize briefing materials, presentations, and promotional assets for university engagements

- Administer and track details of university partnership activities, including sponsorships, fellowships, and research collaborations

- Coordinate cross-functional participation in campus activities

Student Organization & Lab Engagement:

- Build and maintain active partnerships with engineering, robotics, SAE, UAV, space, AI, and cybersecurity student organizations

- Facilitate connections between technical student groups and Anduril's engineering teams for mentorship and collaboration

- Coordinate Anduril's sponsorship and participation in hackathons, design competitions, and technical showcases

Event Coordination & Campus Activation:

- Plan and execute high-signal campus events (tech talks, design reviews, lab visits, and technical roundtables)

- Manage all event logistics, from scheduling and promotion to on-site execution

- Prepare and coordinate cross-functional participants for campus visits

Alumni & Fellowship Programs:

- Activate and maintain Anduril's internal alumni networks to support campus outreach

- Administer and support the execution of fellowship, scholarship, and student ambassador programs

- Deliver structured programs that build Anduril's brand awareness among high-performing students

Partnership Coordination:

- Support the coordination of research collaborations and innovation partnerships on campus

- Implement scalable processes to capture student interest and seamlessly transition campus leads into the recruiting pipeline

Measurement & Operational Excellence:

- Track and report on engagement metrics, event ROI, and pipeline conversion

- Maintain and update repeatable playbooks and templates for campus engagement

- Identify opportunities to optimize event workflows and improve the student experience

Requirements:

- 3+ years of experience in talent acquisition, university relations, campus recruiting, event management, or program coordination

- Proven track record of building and maintaining relationships with student organizations, academic departments, or technical communities

- Outstanding communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills

- Strong organizational and project management skills

- Ability to travel during peak campus seasons

Preferred Qualifications:

- Familiarity with engineering campus ecosystems (robotics, hardware, autonomy, etc.)

- A proactive problem-solver who enjoys working directly with students and academic stakeholders

- Data-conscious approach to tracking event success and candidate engagement

- Highly collaborative team player who can easily partner with internal engineering and recruiting teams

## Skills

### Required
- talent acquisition
- university relations
- campus recruiting
- event management
- program coordination

### Nice to have
- engineering campus ecosystems
- problem-solving
- data analysis
- collaboration

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