Winter 2027 Systems Engineer Co-op

The role

You will own one or more scoped projects end to end with mentor support. This includes performing trade studies, decomposing requirements, supporting design reviews, and assisting with test planning and technical briefings.

What you will do

• Perform a system-level trade study balancing risk, cost, and performance.
• Decompose complex system requirements into executable sub-requirements.
• Prepare technical materials for design reviews including SRR, PDR, or CDR.
• Support development of qualification or acceptance test requirements and pass/fail criteria.
• Work with engineers across disciplines to support integration of a defined subsystem.
• Support the development of technical briefings or status updates for internal stakeholders.

Required qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Must be returning to school at the end of the co-op 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.
• Ability to complete an in-person, 16–24 week co-op in one of our offices in 2027.

Nice to have

• Collegiate project team, laboratory, or prior internship experience involving hardware or software systems development.
• Coursework or project exposure to qualification/acceptance testing standards or methodologies.
• Familiarity with U.S. government contract structures or programs.
• Genuine interest in defense systems and complex, multi-disciplinary engineering programs.
• Coursework or project exposure to complex systems development, including tradeoffs between performance, schedule, and other competing objectives.
• Strong technical communication skills.
• Strong technical fundamentals across at least one core engineering discipline.

Before you apply

• U.S. clearance eligibility may be required depending on program.
• Consent to pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening.

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Their family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.