Zipline
Electrical Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Internship · Posted Aug 19, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States - Education
- At least the second year of undergraduate studies completed; master’s and PhD students are also eligible.
About the job
Designs, prototypes, tests, and investigates electrical systems for Zipline’s drone delivery and ground-support platforms.
What you'll do
- Develop electrical hardware and test equipment, including circuit boards and production test systems.
- Validate avionics and other products against design and reliability requirements.
- Investigate root causes of issues found in testing, flight, or field operations.
What they ask for
- Must have completed at least the second year of undergraduate studies; master’s and PhD students are also eligible.
- Designed and tested a custom circuit board.
- Worked on a project that moved under its own power.
- Collaborated with others on the circuit-board and powered-project work.
Nice to have
- Exposure to robotics, automation, or sensor data.
- Exposure to object-oriented programming, cloud services, or big data tools.
Pay
$44 per hour (hourly rate)
Tools
C++, Java, AWS, GCP, Azure, Spark, Hadoop
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