Winter 2027 Test & Evaluation Engineer Co-op

New Winter 2027 Test & Evaluation Engineer Co-op Costa Mesa, California, United States Apply 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. The Test and Evaluation team at Anduril works across the entire spectrum of products and business lines, as well as all flight operations and test range management. Our team conducts full system level development testing, new production acceptance testing, sub-component qualification testing and much more. This varies from Road Runner flight testing, Anvil checkouts, tower calibration, surrogate integrations and much more. In short, if it involves test, we support it. If you are interested in working in an extremely innovative and fast paced environment, where your work directly makes an impact and difference in the products that are fielded this is a fantastic opportunity. Come join the team and get hands on relevant real-world experience come join the T&E team. WHAT YOU’LL DO

Participate in developmental testing in a fast-paced test environment.

Contribute to planning and execution of T&E of hardware and software with emphasis placed on planning, conducting subsystem, simulation, ground, and flight test, initial issue investigation, and process improvement/development.

Track the status of test issues and observations and work cross-functionally to establish priorities for issue resolution.

Collaborate with engineering teams to analyze test results, identify performance trends, and recommend enhancements or corrective actions.

Work with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, hardware engineers, and product managers.

Conduct subsystem, ground, and flight testing at private and government-owned test ranges.

Work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.

Ensure the safe operation and rigorous evaluation of all test efforts.

Must be pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field.

Must be returning to school at the end of the internship to continue academic studies for at least one quarter or semester. Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities; U.S. clearance eligibility may be required depending on program. Ability to complete an in-person 16 to 24-week internship in one of our offices in winter 2027.

Possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly; apply them accurately; organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases; and, determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.

Have a working understanding of engineering concepts, principles, codes, and theory; experience demonstrating a broad application of those concepts; and, expanding knowledge of principles, concepts, theory, and practices in related technical specialties.

Experience and working knowledge of the National Airspace System and UAS operating rules and regulations thereof.

Demonstrated experience developing and executing test plans

Strong analytical skills and the ability to work effectively in a dynamic, interdisciplinary environment.

Strong computer and documentation