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Prompt Engineering Intern

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company building AI-powered systems to transform military decision-making. The Thunderforge team applies modern AI/ML to wargaming at the Department of War (DOW) headquarters level; they are seeking a Prompt Engineering Intern to design prompt strategies, agent architectures, and evaluation tooling that improve LLM-enabled wargaming capabilities.

Skills

  • Completed at least one upper-division machine learning course
  • Previous applied ML or LLM-adjacent internship experience
  • Hands-on experience with LLM agent graphs, LLM fine-tuning, or classical optimization algorithms
  • Proficient in Python and ML frameworks (PyTorch/TensorFlow)
  • Familiarity with model evaluation, benchmarking, and tooling for ML systems
  • U.S. Person status required to access export-controlled data
  • Bonus: experience with GIS/geospatial data and geospatial ML

Responsibilities

  • Design and iterate prompts and agent graph architectures for LLM-driven wargaming workflows
  • Implement and evaluate classical optimizers and non-LLM ML algorithms in the wargaming context
  • Create benchmarks and geospatial-aware evaluation metrics for AI performance in mission scenarios
  • Build test and evaluation tooling to measure LLM effectiveness, robustness, and failure modes
  • Collaborate with cross-functional engineers, applied ML scientists, and military stakeholders
  • Document experiments, results, and reproducible pipelines for handoff and scaling
  • Ensure handling of export-controlled data in accordance with policy and team requirements

Education

  • Must be a 3rd or 4th year undergraduate student, or a Master's or PhD student focusing on ML/AI
  • At least one upper-division machine learning course completed

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans (U.S. roles) with low employee cost
  • Company-covered life and disability insurance; generous PTO and December holiday hiatus
  • Family planning and parenting support including fertility and adoption assistance
  • 24/7 mental health resources, therapy, and life coaching; additional wellness services
  • Professional development reimbursement and career growth opportunities
  • Commuter benefits and potential relocation assistance depending on role
  • Retirement savings plans (401(k)/Roth and extended options for U.S. roles)
  • Highly competitive equity grants typically included in full-time offers
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Founded in 2017, based out of Irvine, California, Anduril is a defense technology company that builds creative cost-effective products to aid those serving on the front lines of national security. By listening to the national security community, A...

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December 6, 2025
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