Zipline
Computational Physics Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Internship · Posted Aug 19, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States
About the job
Develops computational tools and physics-based models to optimize and simulate aircraft and fleet performance, validate component models, and inform design and operational decisions.
What you'll do
- Develop tools for design trades, optimization, and sensitivity studies; improve simulation frameworks.
- Build physics-based models for aircraft performance simulations.
- Analyze test data to validate vehicle component models.
What they ask for
- Fundamental physics knowledge, including energy and power, heat transfer, electrical circuits, dynamics, fluids, and aerodynamics.
- Expertise in Matlab, Python, Julia, Rust, or similar for modeling, simulation, optimization, or data analysis.
- Proficiency in numerical methods.
- Ability to recognize tradeoffs in complex computational analysis frameworks.
Nice to have
- Basic understanding of batteries, electric motors, or aircraft dynamics and their modeling.
- Experience interpreting experimental data or with model-based systems design.
Pay
$40 per hour (hourly rate)
Tools
Matlab, Python, Julia, Rust
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