Manufacturing Engineering Intern

Anduril’s Production team is seeking Manufacturing Engineer Interns to join our team in Summer 2026. This is a paid, in-person, 12 week internship with opportunities based out of Ashville, OH

The Manufacturing Team is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge defense hardware, including static equipment, moving ground equipment, and flight vehicles. This responsibility includes everything in the manufacturing value-chain, including, but not limited to, Design for Manufacturability work, tool design & selection, process creation & optimization, vendor sourcing & interaction, quality planning, and work documentation associated with the hardware that the Manufacturing Engineer owns.

 
WHAT YOU MIGHT DO

• Independently perform trade studies, designs, and generate solutions for approval
• Execute the procurement of hardware as necessary to implement solutions
• Test, verify, and demonstrate the effectiveness of your solutions
• Own a portion of the manufacturing value chain for a certain product or set of products
• Work with technicians and other engineers hands-on, building prototype hardware
• Develop novel tooling solutions for fabrication and assembly of Anduril Products
• Develop process flows, breaking down large, complex assemblies into sub-parts and processes and building out their production lines.
• Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing their hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.
• Contribute to end-customer hardware mechanical or electrical design, including interconnects, board fabrication and inspection, etc

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Pursuing a Bachelors in engineering, math, or a hard science
• Must be a rising senior at the time of the internship and returning to school at the end of the internship to continue your academic studies for at least one quarter/semester.
• A genuine interest in manufacturing and desire to learn
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access Controlled Unclassified Information.
• Ability to complete an in-person 12 week internship in Ashville, OH.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Internships or school related experience in a relevant field, preferably manufacturing related
• PCBA fabrication experience including prior work with or setup/modification/monitoring SMT processes
• Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.) including work on personal or extracurricular projects.
• Software scripting experience in any language
• Familiarity with CAD software, Manufacturing Execution systems, and ERP/MRP systems