Aerospace Engineering Intern

October 28, 2024

Are you applying to the internship?

Job Description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company dedicated to revolutionizing military capabilities with advanced technology. Their approach combines the expertise, technology, and business models of cutting-edge companies to reshape the defense industry. Anduril’s core technology, Lattice OS, is an AI-powered operating system that transforms vast data streams into real-time, 3D command and control centers.

The company is actively seeking an Aerospace Engineering Intern for Summer 2025. This is a paid, in-person internship spanning 12 weeks and based in Raleigh, NC.

As an Aerospace Engineering Intern, you will:

Contribute to tool development projects supporting aircraft conceptual design and analysis teams. Projects will be tailored to completion within the 12-week internship timeframe.
Gain direct exposure to engineers involved in initial sizing, concept layouts, analysis, performance, trade studies, and concept refinement.
Receive problem statements, guidelines, requirements, and reporting milestones.
Independently develop conceptual design tool capability options and generate solutions for approval.
Collaborate with engineers to implement solutions and integrate them into the overall framework.
Test, verify, and demonstrate the effectiveness of your solutions.

Required Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related field.
• Must be a rising senior at the time of the internship and returning to school afterward for at least one quarter/semester.
U.S. Person status is required due to access to Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
• Ability to complete an in-person 12-week internship in Raleigh, NC.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with others.
Aircraft conceptual design and analysis knowledge and experience gained through school, extracurricular activities, or prior internships.
Hands-on experience with aircraft design, build, fly projects, and/or competitions.
Strong ability and desire to work on tool development for aircraft conceptual design.
Solid programming skills in higher-level languages (MATLAB, Python).
Skills in 3-D CAD layouts and parametric modeling (NX, Catia, etc.).
• Exposure to aircraft sizing, trade studies, and Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization (MDAO).