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2027 Field Test Engineer Intern

Anduril· Templates : Intern
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Costa Mesa, CA, Quincy, MA$32/hr - $40/hrinternPosted 6d ago

About the role

Anduril Industries is seeking Field Test Engineer interns to join the Quincy or Costa Mesa-based team to plan, execute, and analyze at-sea tests for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), autonomous surface vessels (ASV), and subsea systems. This hands-on role involves field operations, troubleshooting, data analysis, and collaboration with engineering and logistics to validate hardware and software performance in maritime environments.

Responsibilities

  • Work within a dynamic team of multidisciplinary engineers and specialists throughout the life of AUV/ASV design, integration, and test efforts
  • Take on the principal responsibilities of the hands-on troubleshooting, repair, operation, and maintenance of AUVs / ASV and subsea systems in the field
  • Lead day-to-day local operations for multiple AUVs / ASV and subsea platforms, including conducting pre-mission testing, launch and recovery, vehicle tasking, and data analysis
  • Deploy globally in support of maritime operations from a variety of support vessel types
  • Write, review, and execute test plans during sea testing
  • Coordinate test execution with 3rd party vendors, partners, and logistics companies
  • Author detailed daily operational test reports to document the step-by-step execution of internal and customer facing efforts to test and evaluate Anduril maritime platforms and new capabilities
  • Support software UI design feedback for maritime systems
  • Participate in generation of user documentation for all aspects of AUV and subsea operations, including user guides, mission planning guides, etc.
  • Contribute to routine design reviews of the platform under test with an eye towards improving operability and reducing learning curve for at-sea operations
  • Contribute to next-generation designs and features for maritime products, from identifying areas for improvement to leading test and evaluation efforts for new technology rollouts
  • Participate in day-to-day offshore test operations including supporting multiple nearshore sea test days per week

Qualifications

  • Must be pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related 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 a 12-week in-person internship in one of our offices in summer 2027.

Skills

Required:Multidisciplinary engineering collaborationHands-on field troubleshooting and maintenance of AUV/ASV and subsea systemsTest plan development and execution for sea testingData analysis from maritime tests
Nice to have:Logistics coordination with vendors/partnersTechnical documentation (reports, user guides, mission planning guides)Software UI feedback for maritime systems
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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