Zipline
Droid Autonomy Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States - Education
- Currently pursuing a Master’s in CS, EE, Robotics, or a related field.
About the job
Improve a real-world delivery robot’s motion planning by analyzing flight data, validating performance, and developing experiments, models, and evaluation tools.
What you'll do
- Analyze flight data to identify performance issues and opportunities to improve motion planning.
- Apply data analysis, statistics, and machine learning; design validation experiments to measure performance under real-world conditions.
- Develop evaluation tools and pipelines, and collaborate with perception, autonomy, and flight testing teams.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a Master’s in CS, EE, Robotics, or a related field.
- Familiarity with learning-based planning methods.
- Software proficiency and ability to write safe, performant code.
- Ability to work in person and use statistical reasoning to design experiments and interpret results.
Pay
$54 per hour (hourly rate)
AI focus
Use machine learning and learning-based planning methods to improve the reliability and robustness of autonomous robot deliveries.
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