Naval Architect Co-op - Winter 2027Active

Anduril Industries
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Hybrid · Costa Mesa, California, United StatesManufacturing

The opportunity

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U. S.

What you'll do

  • Hull form resistance study: Run parametric resistance analysis (Maxsurf or similar) on candidate hull variants. Deliverable: trade space of drag vs. displacement vs. speed across candidate geometries.

  • Internal volume and arrangement trade study: Build a volume budget for planned payloads and subsystems against available hull volume, confirming the arrangement fits and the vehicle is hydrostatically supported (weight vs. displacement, longitudinal balance and trim). Deliverable: volume allocation budget, weight and buoyancy balance, and packing arrangement for a candidate vehicle configuration.

  • Structural scantling analysis: Size primary structure (frames, shell plating, bulkheads) for a defined section of the vehicle to ABS or DNV rules. Deliverable: midship section drawing plus structural weight and material estimate.

  • Stability and loading conditions: Develop the equilibrium polygon for a candidate vehicle configuration. Deliverable: surfaced GZ curves and submerged equilibrium polygon.

  • Deployment / recovery system concept design: Mechanical and naval-architecture design for launch and recovery of a subsystem (buoy, UUV, or payload module). Deliverable: concept sketches, loads analysis, mechanism sizing.

  • Propulsion system trade study: Compare propulsion architectures (electric drive, mechanical, hybrid) against program mission profiles. Deliverable: trade matrix scoring efficiency, weight, cost, and complexity.

What they're looking for

  • Producibility / manufacturing study: Assess hull fabrication approaches (plate cutting, forming, welding sequences) for a defined hull block. Deliverable: build strategy, production-hours estimate, tooling requirements.
  • Pursuing a degree in naval architecture, marine engineering, mechanical: engineering, or a related technical field
  • Coursework or project experience in ship hydrostatics, resistance, structures, or stability
  • Working knowledge of naval-architecture analysis tools (e.g., Maxsurf, Rhino, Orca3D, GHS, or equivalent)