Prompt Engineering Intern

Prompt Engineering Intern

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.

The Thunderforge team aims to augment and enhance the wargaming process at the DOW Headquarters level using modern AI and ML technologies. This is a cutting edge team working on projects that have high visibility by key military decision makers, Anduril leadership, and may be one of the most impactful use cases of AI in the US DOW.

The Prompt Engineer Intern role is a one-of-one position that will embed in the Thunderforge team to build better prompts and agent architecture in support of AI enabled Wargaming. This role converts to a Junior Applied ML Engineer position based on return offer. WHAT YOU'LL DO (will be one or two of the below):

• Classical optimizers and non-LLM ML algorithm
• Geospatial abilities of AI and creating benchmarks
• Building test and evaluation tooling to measure the effectiveness of LLMs applied to the Wargaming problem space.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be a 3rd or 4th year undergrad student, or Masters or PhD student, with a focus in machine learning/artificial intelligence
• Must have taken at least 1 upper division machine learning class
• Must have previous Applied ML or LLM adjacent internship
• Must have previously worked with LLM Agent Graphs, Classical optimizers, or Fine tuned an LLM
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data
• Bonus: you have worked in GIS/geospatial

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:

• Healthcare Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you. We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents. We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
• Additional Benefits: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees. 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. Coverage for fertility treatments, adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting. 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. Annual reimbursement for professional development. Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region. Available depending on role eligibility.
• Retirement Savings Plan: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options. Pension plan with employer match. Superannuation plan.

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