Responsibilities
- Develop embedded software, firmware, low-level drivers, and safe software architectures for autonomous aircraft and ground systems.
- Build RF, manufacturing, hardware-in-the-loop, simulation, and software test systems to validate production hardware and software.
- Develop real-time telemetry systems using ADCs, I2C devices, and GPIO interrupts, then analyze data to diagnose failures and improve reliability.
- Prototype and integrate perception systems, compute modules, sensors, and electromechanical systems for flight demonstrations.
- Improve aircraft launch, landing, and ground-system behavior through bench-top and flight testing, then deploy validated updates to global operations.
- Define system requirements, own technical projects from start to finish, and collaborate with mechanical, electrical, operations, and other cross-functional teams.
Requirements
- Must have completed at least the second year of undergraduate studies; Masters and PhD students are also eligible.
- Pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering.
- Experience designing, building, or deploying electromechanical systems or robots.
- Comfort working in one of C, C++, Python, or Rust and developing software for a real-time operating system or embedded Linux.
- Familiarity with electrical engineering fundamentals, including reading schematics, debugging with an oscilloscope, and communication protocols such as CAN, SPI, and UART.
- Experience writing low-level drivers for sensors and actuators, reading datasheets, and debugging hardware systems.
- Preferred experience includes embedded camera interfaces such as MIPI or GMSL2, ISP tuning, and camera sensor bring-up.
Benefits
- Full-time, in-person internship at the South San Francisco office from May/June through August/September 2027.
- Hourly rate of $54 per hour.
- Potential relocation support, housing stipend, overtime pay, paid sick time, and other benefits where applicable and subject to local requirements.
About Zipline
Zipline was founded to create the first logistics system that serves all humans equally. Our aim is to solve the world’s most urgent and complex access challenges. Leveraging expertise in robotics and autonomy, Zipline designs, manufactures and operates the world’s largest automated delivery system. Zipline serves tens of millions of people around the world and is making good on the promise of building an equitable and more resilient global supply chain. From powering Rwanda’s national blood delivery network and Ghana’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution, to providing on-demand home delivery for Walmart and enabling leading healthcare providers to bring care into the home in the United States, Zipline is transforming the way goods move. By transitioning to clean, electric, instant logistics, we can decarbonize delivery, decrease road congestion, and reduce fossil fuel consumption and air pollution, while providing equitable access for billions of people. The technology is complex but the idea is simple: a teleportation service that delivers what you need, when you need it. Zipline is inspiring people, governments, and businesses to imagine what is possible when goods can move as seamlessly as information. To join the team, check out our career page: https://flyzipline.com/careers/