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2027 Quality & Test Engineer Intern

Anduril


Job Location:

Santa Ana, CA - USA

Hourly Salary: USD 32 - 40
Posted: 7 October 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 4 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

WHAT YOULL DO

  • Own a portion of the production quality support process for a certain product or set of products.
  • Conduct data analysis and data mining to identify trends and patterns in product quality.
  • Develop and maintain KPIs & OKR metrics to track product quality and identify areas for improvement and drive improvement through a cross-functional team.
  • Lead a project that transforms an element of the quality engineering team a process new inspection method or complex data analytic method(s)
  • Will support Andurils quality management system and manage changes to documentation and training at the conclusion of the project
  • Write documentation required for successful quality management for hardware at scale such as work instructions quality plans inspection requirements etc.
  • Work with technicians and other engineers hands-on building and measuring prototype hardware
  • Possibly travel to suppliers to do initial sourcing work solve ongoing production issues and implement quality procedures


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Must be pursuing a bachelors or masters degree in Engineering Math or a hard science.
  • 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 a 12-week in-person internship in one of our offices in summer 2027.


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Internships or school related experience in a relevant field preferably manufacturing quality supply chain or design of electromechanical hardware
  • Demonstrated ability to creatively problem solve issues related electromechanical hardware in a resource-constrained environment
  • Demonstrated in-kind or direct team leadership skills
  • Personal experience with inspection systems data analysis numeric methods MatLab or other software packages.
  • A genuine interest in data analysis process improvement and thirst for learning
  • Previous experience leading project and working with data collection analysis and driving improvements.
  • Hands-on experience with R/C and/or autonomous flight vehicles flight controllers or other related control systems
  • Software scripting experience in any language

US Hourly Range

$32 - $40 USD

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 Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:

Benefits

At Anduril we invest in our people. Our comprehensive competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures youre supported in health recovery and whatever comes next.For more information Explore Our Benefits.

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Required Experience:

Intern