Zipline
Software Systems Validation 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
- Must have completed the second year of undergraduate studies; master's and PhD students are also eligible.
About the job
Helps validate autonomous drone software by building tests, tools, metrics, and visualizations, and analyzing system performance before flight.
What you'll do
- Design and execute test scenarios across the autonomous software stack; help improve validation tools, workflows, and automation.
- Build visualizations or metrics and run validation pipelines with test infrastructure and data platform teams.
- Analyze results, help identify root causes, and document findings for engineering stakeholders.
What they ask for
- Completed the second year of undergraduate studies in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, or a related field; master’s and PhD students are also eligible.
- Coursework or project experience in robotics, controls, estimation, navigation, perception, or software development.
- Familiarity with testing, debugging, or validation methodologies.
- Data analysis experience using Python, SQL, or similar, and basic proficiency with a compiled language such as C/C++ or Rust.
Nice to have
- Exposure to hardware, actuators, sensors, and software interfacing.
- Experience with robotics competitions, club projects, or research labs; interest in requirements development, reliability engineering, or statistical validation.
Pay
$54 per hour (hourly rate)
Tools
Python, SQL, C/C++, Rust
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