Electrical Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)

About Zipline

Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service, on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine, and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries.

About The Electrical Engineering Team

The Electrical Engineering Teams at Zipline are responsible for designing, building, and testing all the electronics and software for our scaled instant logistics system. This includes custom circuit board design, EOL tester development, sensor integration, and real-time flight control and communication systems. The team works cross-functionally with mechanical, test, embedded, software, and systems engineering teams.

The Role

As we expand our electrical design and test capabilities, we are seeking dedicated engineers to improve system reliability. This role involves working with a variety of teams and requires comfort in different engineering domains. We need individuals who can define requirements, rapidly develop creative solutions, and prove their work meets real-world deployment rigors through testing.

What You'll Do

• You will be a full member of the team, working on projects that align with your goals and interests, as well as the team's and company's priorities.
• Examples of intern projects include:
• Prototyping new versions of battery charging electronics.
• Architecting ground support electronics for air vehicle take-off and landing.
• Developing and deploying test equipment such as EOLs for design validation and production.
• Supporting design validation campaigns to ensure avionics products meet design and reliability requirements.
• Root cause investigation for product issues from test, flight, or field.

What You'll Bring

• Must have at least completed the second year of Undergraduate studies. Masters and PhD students are also eligible.
• Experience designing and testing a custom circuit board.
• Experience working on a project that moved under its own power (e.g., plane, car, boat, quadcopter, rocket, balloon, submarine, rover).
• Collaborated on the above experiences as part of a group (school club, competition team, job/internship, or with friends).
• In your application, provide either a sample of work you are proud of or a short note about your prior experience and how it relates to the above points.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience in Robotics/Automation: Prior exposure to robotics systems, automation, or sensor data.
• Software Development: Exposure to object-oriented programming (e.g., C++ or Java).
• Cloud Computing/Big Data Tools: Familiarity with cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure) or big data tools (Spark, Hadoop).

What Else You Should Know

• Internships are full-time, in-person positions at our South San Francisco or Dallas office.
• Dates: May/June to August/September for Summer 2027 interns.
• Hourly rate: $44 per hour.
• Additional benefits may include relocation support, a housing stipend, overtime pay, and paid sick time, where applicable.
• Candidates are limited to three (3) applications within a 30-day period.