Open as of August 11, 2026

2026 Early Career Engineering Finance Associate

andurilindustriesCosta Mesa, California, United States

Why you can apply for this one

No experience required. A first job is fine.

Job description

Anduril 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.

ABOUT THE JOB

You will own development and production cost estimations for new products ranging in maturity from concept to in development
You will partner with leadership and teams from across the business to translate engineering problems into quantitative measures and partial solutions (with a financial lens)
Your work will vary from quick-turn analytical problem solving to process and data improvements and building out financial models

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Support projects end-to-end, from Definition, Solution, to Implementation. You will be handed ambiguous, messy problems with little prescription on how to solve them
- Execute scrappy analyses on short timelines to get answers quickly, while also owning more scalable solutions that will make Anduril successful in the long term
- Project manage across many stakeholders. If you don’t like being the person leading meetings with large groups of people or managing large Slack channels to wrangle stakeholders towards a solution, this may not be the role for you
- Work across functions and learn Anduril’s business top-to-bottom. You will interact with Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and more
Own detailed should cost models end-to-end, from on-the-ground gathering of data, through creating materials, to presenting them to stakeholders
- Build parametric cost models for a variety of products breaking down products into first principles including capability and physics
- Tying entire product life cycle costs together to forecast product business case viability, opportunities, and risks
Create novel frameworks for establishing a strong “value engineering” muscle
- Establish transparency into material cost for existing and future Anduril products
- Build financial models that help set material cost targets for different products
- Work with the Engineering and Supply Chain teams to develop and implement cost reduction roadmaps
- Help executives think through tradeoffs in product features vs. costs vs. profitability

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

You are a recent graduate with a mathematics, data analytics, and/or engineering background, interested in aerospace industry
You have a strong understanding of mathematics or model building
You have strong analytical aptitude. You intuitively think about problems in terms of numbers
You are able to quickly execute analyses in Excel
You have an ability to quantify complex often ambiguous problems
You have a deep fascination with the intersection of engineering design and how businesses grow and scale
You are comfortable communicating broadly and having a lot of eyes on your work. This role can at-times require comms to large groups and senior leadership
You enjoy working at a place where no one minds if you leave early one day to go to an appointment or run an errand, but you also don’t mind responding to Slacks in the evening while you’re watching Netflix
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Basic understanding of engineering design within one or more of the following: aerospace, software, maritime, or electronics
Understanding of configuration management principles and how to structure Bill of Materials
Familiarity with defense standards such as MIL-STD-881 and DOD MRA Frameworks

US Salary Range

$68,000—$90,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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