Flight Test Engineering Intern, Summer 2027
About The Position
Wing is seeking a Flight Test Engineering Intern to join its Flight Test team in Palo Alto, California, and/or Hollister, California. The team conducts flight testing to support aircraft development and validation. The intern will take responsibility for a flight test project through planning, preparation, execution, analysis, and reporting, and will conduct a real flight test while collaborating with colleagues across multiple domains to meet test objectives. This is a paid, 12-week summer internship in a hybrid, in-person program based in Palo Alto, California, with start dates in May or June. Candidates must currently be enrolled in a degree program and intend to return to it after the internship. The position is intended for students graduating in December 2027 or August 2028. Wing designs, builds, and operates highly automated delivery aircraft and provides drone delivery services. It is part of Alphabet and describes its mission as creating the preferred means of delivery for the planet.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in an engineering or science field.
- Expected to graduate in December 2027 or August 2028.
- Intend to return to the degree program after the summer internship.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex concepts and designs to colleagues across disciplines.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced environment and an appetite for innovation.
- Ability to work with prototypes, provide feedback on flying characteristics, and/or perform flight-data analysis.
- FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot certificate.
Responsibilities
- Take responsibility for a flight test project through planning, preparation, execution, and reporting.
- Conduct a real flight test.
- Complete the plan, execute, analyze, and report cycle for a flight test.
- Collaborate with Winglets across multiple domains to achieve test objectives.
- Work with prototypes, provide feedback on flying characteristics, and/or analyze flight data.
Benefits
- Paid 12-week summer internship
- Benefits (specific benefits are not listed)
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