2027 Industrial Engineer Intern

We Love AI Jobs; Ohio; Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking Industrial Engineering Interns to join our summer program across Ohio and California. You will work with a team to optimize manufacturing operations, design production lines, and improve line efficiency using data-driven methods.

Throughout the internship you will develop capacity plans, balanced line layouts, and time standards, presenting findings to cross-functional teams across Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Analytics, and Quality.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s in Industrial Engineering or a related field.
• Returning to school for at least one quarter/semester after the internship.
• U.S. Person due to access to export-controlled information; clearance eligibility may be required.

Responsibilities

• Lead data-driven projects to optimize manufacturing systems, processes, and operations.
• Identify production bottlenecks and coordinate with teams to prioritize and resolve issues.
• Develop capacity plans, balanced line layouts, staffing allocations, and manufacturing time standards.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Quality to drive improvements.

Skills

Industrial engineering

Production line design

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

SQL

AutoCAD

LucidChart

Discrete event simulation

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

LucidChart

Job description

# 2027 Industrial Engineer InternAnduril IndustriesAshville, Ohio, United States; Costa Mesa, California, United StatesInternshipUpload your resume once and Scout applies for youApply with ScoutShare this job:LinkedInXSave imageThis in-person internship focuses on improving manufacturing operations for Anduril’s defense hardware, including production lines and manufacturing processes. You’ll use data to identify bottlenecks, track operational metrics, and develop capacity plans and line layouts with teams across manufacturing and engineering.* Internship* On-site* Intern* Bachelor's or Master's Degree (in progress)### Skills and expertiseIndustrial engineeringProduction line designLean manufacturingSix SigmaSQLAutoCADLucidChartDiscrete event simulation### Key responsibilities* Lead data-driven projects to improve manufacturing systems, processes, and operations.* Identify production bottlenecks and coordinate with relevant teams to prioritize and resolve issues.* Develop capacity plans, balanced line layouts, staffing allocations, and manufacturing time standards.## How this job comparesCompared with 30 open intern operations jobs on October 10, 2026.Similar open jobs: We Love AI Jobs lists 30 open intern operations jobs at 19 companies.Remote work: This job is on site. 1 of the 30 intern operations jobs (3%) are remote.AI in this role: Low. The company works with AI, but AI is a small part of this role's daily work. The role focuses on manufacturing operations, production metrics, and process improvement. Although the company develops AI-powered products, the posting does not describe regular work with AI systems or tools.## Full descriptionAnduril 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.Anduril is seeking Industrial Engineering Interns to join our summer internship program. The Manufacturing Engineering organization is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge defense hardware, including static equipment, moving ground equipment, sensors, undersea, and flight vehicles, and scaling these products in our new 5M sq ft manufacturing facility, Arsenal-1. As an IE intern, you will work alongside a team of Industrial Engineers who will provide guidance and mentorship while you work to optimize Anduril’s manufacturing operations for best-in-class quality, reliability, speed, and asset utilization. The Industrial Engineering Intern will take a data-driven approach to designing production lines and associated manufacturing processes to meet these objectives. In this role, you will work on a summer-long project where you will be required to actively collaborate with and prepare presentations to various Anduril teams including but not limited to Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Analytics, and Quality.WHAT YOU’LL DO• Own and lead projects to optimize and improve systems, processes, and manufacturing operations, leveraging a data driven approach.• Proactively identify opportunities for improvement including high variation processes, imbalances and bottlenecks caused by line layout, equipment constraints, staffing shortages. Work with the appropriate owners across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Quality to prioritize and drive to resolution.• Translate and drive action from metrics, KPIs, and reporting associated with production line health and efficiency, such as cycle time, throughput rate, capacity, utilization, and first pass yield.• Produce and maintain capacity plans, balanced line layouts, staffing allocations, and time standards for manufacturing work content.• Work across domains, from execution-based work to the strategic future state of a product or business line.REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS• Must be pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Industrial Engineering or any 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 an in-person 12-week internship in one of our offices in summer 2027.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS• Prior work designing and/or setting up new production lines or factories - from process mapping through to collaborating with infrastructure design partners and detailed workstation design• Prior work or project experience with engineering design software, such as AutoCad or LucidChart, to develop factory layouts & support line balancing exercises• Prior work or project experience conducting manufacturing time studies• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and/or Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma principles either through previous coursework or in practice• Experience interacting with data via data visualization applications or SQL queries• Ability to completely own a value chain from start to finish, measuring each step of the process, creating actionable tasks that culminated in a significant and sustainable business improvement• Prior experience with ERP, WMS and MES systems• Prior experience with production process simulation using Discrete Event Simulation software (PlantSim, Simio, FlexSim, or similar)• Prior work experience or project experience applying Industrial Engineering / Lean Methodologies• Ability to read technical documentation such as facility drawings, assembly drawings, technical specifications and procedures for manufacturing processes for electronics, mechanical and electromechanical assembly, system tests, and/or structures work