Long Range Platform Hardware Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)
Core
Design, test, and improve hardware for Zipline's long-range autonomous delivery aircraft, taking projects from concept to field validation.
Role type
Hardware Engineering Intern (Mechanical/Electrical)
Builds
Long-range autonomous delivery aircraft structures, mechanisms, and electromechanical systems
Domain
Autonomous logistics / Drone delivery / Hardware engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Mechanical and/or electrical design fundamentals, CAD, prototyping, hands-on fabrication, test fixture design, data analysis, root cause investigation
Preferred skills
Experience with physical system troubleshooting, ability to work in multidisciplinary teams
Technologies
CAD, test equipment, fabrication tools
Responsibilities
Own focused hardware design projects from problem definition to tested solution, build and iterate on prototypes, design and run performance tests, analyze test data to identify root causes, communicate work through design reviews and documentation
Seniority
Intern
