Anduril
Winter 2027 Research Engineer Co-op
Santa Ana, California, United States · Internship · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Education
- Must be pursuing a master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- 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.
About the job
Improve and validate the performance of a C++ computational geometry engine that determines assembly and disassembly sequences for large CAD assemblies.
What you'll do
- Profile the geometry pipeline and implement algorithmic improvements, including search pruning, memoization, decomposition, and parallelism.
- Build continuous-integration benchmarks and verify optimized outputs match a reference set.
- Document results and present them to the engineering team.
What they ask for
- Pursuing a master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
- Returning to school after the co-op to continue academic studies for at least one quarter or semester.
- Must be a U.S. Person due to access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities; U.S. clearance eligibility may be required depending on program.
- Available for an in-person co-op in Santa Ana, CA, in winter 2027.
Nice to have
- Modern C++ performance optimization, algorithms and data structures, computational geometry, and profiling experience.
- Relevant assembly or motion planning work; experience with listed geometry, parallel programming, CAD, build, testing, or Python tools.
Pay
$60 — $75 USD (base salary; hourly range)
Tools
C++, C++17, Eigen, OpenCASCADE, OpenVDB, CGAL, Intel TBB, OpenMP
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