Maritime Field Test Engineer Intern (AUV/ASV)

Hardware FYI; Quincy (MA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Field Test Engineer intern to join the Quincy or Costa Mesa team, working hands-on with autonomous underwater and surface vessels in real-world sea environments. You will lead test planning, execution, and data analysis from the waterline to on-board systems, bridging engineering intent with field performance.

The role is for a 12-week in-person summer program requiring students pursuing a technical degree, with US person status and eligibility for security

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.

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

Skills

Software development

Linux

Electronics testing

Excel

Reading drawings

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Test equipment

Engineering drawings

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Field Test Engineer intern to join the Quincy or Costa Mesa team, working hands-on with autonomous underwater and surface vessels in real-world sea environments. You will lead test planning, execution, and data analysis from the waterline to on-board systems, bridging engineering intent with field performance.

The role is for a 12-week in-person summer program requiring students pursuing a technical degree, with US person status and eligibility for security