Electrical Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)

Zipline • South San Francisco, CA

13h • Onsite

About The Position

Zipline is hiring an Electrical Engineer Intern for its electrical engineering team, which designs, builds, and tests electronics and software for its flight and ground systems. The team works on custom circuit boards, end-of-line (EOL) testers, sensor integration, real-time flight control, and communication systems, collaborating with mechanical, test, embedded, software, and systems engineering teams.

The intern will be a full member of the team and will work with the team to identify projects that align with the intern’s goals and interests as well as company priorities. Potential projects include prototyping battery-charging electronics for harsher environments, designing ground-support electronics for aircraft take-off and landing, developing test equipment for design validation and production, supporting avionics design-validation campaigns, and investigating product issues found in testing, flight, or field operations.

The internship is full-time and in-person at Zipline’s South San Francisco or Dallas office. The Summer 2027 internship is expected to run from May or June through August or September. The hourly rate is $44. Additional benefits may include relocation support, a housing stipend, overtime pay, paid sick time, and other benefits where applicable and subject to local requirements.

Requirements

• Must have completed at least the second year of undergraduate studies; master’s and PhD students are also eligible.
• Have designed and tested a custom circuit board.
• Have worked on a project that moved under its own power, in or outside school.
• Have collaborated with others on the circuit-board and powered-project experience, such as through a club, competition team, job, internship, or personal collaboration.
• Provide either a sample of work or a short note describing prior experience and its relevance to the listed experience.

Nice To Haves

• Prior exposure to robotics systems, automation, or sensor data through coursework, projects, or clubs.
• Exposure to object-oriented programming, such as C++ or Java.
• Familiarity with cloud services such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, or big-data tools such as Spark or Hadoop.

Responsibilities

• Take part as a full member of the electrical engineering team and contribute to projects aligned with intern interests and team and company priorities.
• Prototype battery-charging electronics for more demanding environmental requirements.
• Architect ground-support electronics that assist the air vehicle with take-off and landing.
• Develop and deploy test equipment, including end-of-line testers, for design validation and production.
• Support design-validation campaigns for avionics products.
• Investigate root causes of product issues identified through testing, flight, or field operations.

Benefits

• Additional benefits may include relocation support, a housing stipend, overtime pay, paid sick time, and other benefits where applicable and subject to local requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed