Winter 2027 Robotics Engineer Co-op

About the Role

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The Maritime Division focuses on creating software and hardware solutions for autonomous systems in maritime operations. This co-op role contributes to vehicle perception and planning capabilities for Anduril's products.

What You'll Do

• Contribute to delivery of vehicle perception and planning capability integrated into products.
• Perform systems analysis, sensor selection and integration, perception architecture and implementation, motion planning, health management, behavior analysis, simulation and test infrastructure, and interfaces with lower- and higher-level systems.
• Demonstrate end-to-end ownership of projects, contributing to the rapid architecting, design, delivery, support, and evolution of next generation autonomous platforms through their entire product life-cycle.
• Implement trusted safe navigation, collision avoidance, and situational awareness systems.
• Implement scalable sub-systems including sensor processing, perception, tracking, motion planning, health management, anomaly detection, simulation, testing fixtures, and vehicle interfaces.
• Contribute to the development of existing software components across Anduril, aiming for re-usability across multiple product lines.
• Utilize advanced techniques in computer vision, sensor fusion, and machine learning to enhance perception and planning capabilities.
• Conduct thorough testing and validation of perception and planning algorithms through simulation and analysis of real-world data.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, mechanical engineers, and systems engineers, for effective system integration and testing.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Must be pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, 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 16 to 24-week in-person co-op in winter 2027.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experienced and proficient in C++ and/or Python software development.
• Familiarity with autonomous vehicle hardware and sensors such as radar, sonar, LIDAR, and cameras.
• Demonstrated knowledge of at least one of: computer vision, sensor fusion, SLAM, motion planning, machine learning.
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders to define and implement robust validation and verification strategies for perception and planning modules.
• Experience with autonomous systems in the ground, air, maritime or space domains.
• Experience with simulation tools and frameworks, such as Gazebo, Unity, or Unreal Engine.
• Knowledge of safety standards and certification processes for autonomous systems.
• Familiarity with System Engineering concepts.

Compensation

• US Hourly Range: $42—$60 USD