Supply Chain Intern

Anduril Industries•Costa Mesa, CA

About The Position

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. Supply Chain Intern - Summer 2026 Position: Buyer Intern, Supply Chain Analyst Intern, Material Flow Engineering Intern, Planning Intern, Logistics Intern, Product Ops Intern, Deployment Ops Intern Project: Build a scalable, flexible tool to help supply chain demand/forecast tier two components for mission systems and modules + an automated risk mitigation dashboard for supply chain resiliency efforts The intern position will support the Supply Chain group in strategic planning, long term supplier selection and negotiations. This position requires the ability to work with procurement, engineering, finance and legal teams and also third-parties such suppliers. The position requires interest in industry dynamics, business negotiation and pricing, manufacturing processes, and risk mitigation.

Requirements

In pursuit of a Bachelors Degree (or in pursuit of a Master’s Degree) in Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Information Technology & Systems Architecture, Software Engineering/CS, or related field
Must be a rising senior at the time of their internship and returning to school at the end of their internship to continue their academic studies for at least one quarter/semester.
Background/Education: Supply Chain, Business, MIS or Computer Science
U.S. Persons status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data

Nice To Haves

C++, Python, JavaScript (React & Angular), Microsoft Excel, Spark, PySpark, SQL (T-SQL Postgres), Enterprise Data Systems like Palantir Foundry a plus.
Preferred but not limited to AWS, Azure, or GCP security ecosystem, containerization, and associated tooling. Connecting external APIs, and knowledge of data & visualization tools, such as Tableau.

Responsibilities

Proficiency in a variety of programming languages such as Go, Java, C++, Python, JavaScript, etc
Designing and implementing systems to meet business needs.
Analyzing and understanding business requirements and processes
Testing and troubleshooting new tools to be created that meets user requirements
Documenting system functionality and maintaining user guides
Liaising between business stakeholders and IT personnel
Ensuring compliance with industry standards and security regulations.
Providing training and support to system users.
Perform financial research on suppliers, spend analysis and ad-hoc financial analysis for strategic deals
Effectively work with identify industry/category optimal terms for sourcing on upcoming projects. Understand the trade-offs between cost, volume, and quality to close agreements that meet program criteria and secure long-term supply continuity
Improve supply chain performance through cost and capacity scenario analysis, and supplier benchmarking
Collaborate with cross-functional teams
Present ideas, project details, and status to business leadership
Develop standards, processes, and documentation as necessary to ensure continued success and transferability after project completion
Demand & Material Planning – Support enhancement and optimization of our MRP system inputs/outputs/engine-logic and integration into all ERP modules, develop analytics/dashboards. Identifying material gaps and supplier risk, aid the configuration team with BOM errors, sparing contract requirements and SC master data requirements, support the Program team with right-to-left planning and supply chain milestone checkoff procedures.
Procurement – Optimize an RFQ system and upstream data flows into the Supply Chain landscape. Develop tools to support multi-tier quoting, advanced sourcing, enhanced Supplier Collaboration and Interaction. Build Sourcing & Cost Trajectory analyses and insight tools.
Purchasing – Support the Buying team with specific Purchasing SOPs and training material, troubleshoot Part/BOM issues, develop part availability tracking dashboards and ad-hoc analytics, enhance the deployed Purchase Request process to better automate Purchasing workflows and traceability, etc.
Logistics, Warehouse & Supplier Quality – Optimize WMS/QMS systems and associated integrated processes to enhance inventory accuracy and build readiness. Support compliance and sparing audits. Work with System teams with Inventory analytics for period-end/ad-hoc requests.
Operational Scale & Supply Chain Health – Document Supply Chain processes (both for internal SMEs and external Supplier collaborators) and develop Doc change control and rollout procedures, support in developing a comprehensive Supplier Scorecard and integrate it into the Supplier Portal system landscape, develop a risk assessment supplier profile and health-check mechanism to enable scale and risk mitigation, aid the development of Compliance Requirements related to Federal and/or Industry-specific regulations and guidelines. Develop and Manage Supply Chain Onboarding material and checklists.
Miscellaneous/Collaborative – Liaise between Business and IT groups to gather and clarify requirements, support sprint planning and end-user testing and training.
Perform end-user application/system/process testing and report out.
Support the effort to develop a global and comprehensive Supply Chain digital ecosystem pipeline and capability roadmap.
Collaborate with Data team with data flow triage and issue-resolution intended to enable streamlined and accurate analytics.
Develop a strong familiarity with the Supply Chain end-user base and their data and system usage and feedback to gather enhancement requirements for ad-hoc problem solving and building into the overall roadmap.

Benefits

Healthcare Benefits
US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
Additional Benefits
Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.
Retirement Savings Plan
US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.
AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.