Technical Program Manager Intern (Spring 2027)
Core
Ensure Zipline's hardware and logistics programs are delivered on time and on budget by managing risks, timelines, and cross-functional execution for drone and ground infrastructure development.
Role type
Technical Program Manager Intern (Hardware/Logistics)
Builds
Autonomous drone delivery systems, ground infrastructure, and test campaigns
Domain
Autonomous logistics, drone delivery, hardware engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Technical risk mitigation, timeline and milestone definition, cross-functional team coordination, trade-off analysis, prototype validation management, stakeholder reporting
Preferred skills
Rapid technical concept acquisition, clarity in ambiguous environments, extreme ownership, bias for action
Technologies
Electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, embedded software, hardware design validation
Responsibilities
Mitigate technical and program risks to keep programs on track; Define program timelines, milestones, and critical paths; Manage and support cross-functional teams across electrical, mechanical, and embedded software domains; Drive prototype and test activities to validate next-generation hardware designs; Report program updates to leadership; Manage new infrastructure builds for test campaigns and track hardware sample allocations
Seniority
Intern, hands-on IC
