Technical Program Manager Intern (Summer 2027)

Zipline•South San Francisco, CA

3h•Onsite

About The Position

Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service, aiming to serve all humans equally by providing access to essential goods. They design, build, and operate an autonomous logistics system, making deliveries globally every 30 seconds and completing millions of critical supply deliveries. Their system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and saves people time. Zipline operates at a global scale and seeks practical problem solvers motivated by building impactful systems and scaling the future of logistics. They are looking for individuals who think from first principles, embrace challenges, and can achieve ambitious goals rapidly. The Program Management team ensures Zipline meets company goals on time and within budget. PMs are integrated with hardware teams, working with engineers to develop drones and ground infrastructure, defining priorities, and driving key milestones in a dynamic environment.

Requirements

Must have at least completed the second year of your undergraduate studies or equivalent in Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering. Masters and PhD students are also eligible.
Strong technical background.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain challenges and solutions to fellow engineers and non-engineers alike.
Enthusiasm for collaborating in a fast paced and highly cross-functional environment.
Ability to pick up technical concepts rapidly.
Ability to drive clarity amidst chaos and ambiguity.
Extreme ownership and a bias for action.
Must be eligible to work in the US.
Demonstrated skill in aligning priorities, coordinating timelines, and leading complex scope, resource, and schedule trades.
Must be able to work in person at Zipline’s South San Francisco office 5 days a week.

Responsibilities

Understand and mitigate technical and program risks to keep Zipline’s future programs on track.
Drive decision making and trade off studies.
Define program timelines, milestones and critical path.
Manage and support cross-functional teams across electrical and mechanical engineering, design validation, and embedded software domains to build and execute a plan to develop new hardware.
Drive prototype and test activities to validate next generation hardware designs.
Report program updates to leadership.
Manage new infrastructure builds for our test campaigns and track hardware sample allocations.
Organize and facilitate meetings with cross-functional teams.
Work closely with cross-functional groups to track incoming parts and quality.
Manage upcoming hardware changes to meet company targets.