2 months ago
South San Francisco, CA, USAIntern
H1B sponsor
Responsibilities
- Support the design and execution of test scenarios across the autonomous software stack to validate system-level requirements.
- Develop and improve validation tools, workflows, and automation.
- Build visualizations and metrics highlighting performance trends, gaps, and regressions.
- Work with test infrastructure and data platform teams to run validation pipelines.
- Analyze results and help identify root causes of failures or unexpected behavior.
- Document findings and communicate insights to engineering stakeholders.
Requirements
- Complete the second year of undergraduate study in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, or a related field; master’s and PhD students are also eligible.
- Have coursework or project experience in robotics, controls, estimation, navigation, perception, or software development.
- Have familiarity with testing, debugging, or validation methodologies through academic or project experience.
- Have data analysis experience using Python, SQL, or similar tools.
- Have basic proficiency with a compiled language such as C, C++, or Rust.
- Demonstrate curiosity, attention to detail, and willingness to learn autonomous-system validation.
- Preferred experience includes hardware, actuators, sensors, software interfacing, robotics competitions, club projects, research labs, requirements development, reliability engineering, or statistical validation.
Benefits
- Full-time, in-person internship at the South San Francisco office.
- Summer 2027 internship period from May/June through August/September.
- Possible relocation support and housing stipend.
- Overtime pay and paid sick time may be available, subject to local requirements.
About Zipline
Zipline designs, builds, and operates autonomous drone delivery systems for healthcare, retail, and public-sector customers. The privately held company runs end-to-end logistics—aircraft, software, and fulfillment—to deliver blood, vaccines, medicines, and consumer goods. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in South San Francisco, Zipline operates across multiple continents; notable work includes Rwanda’s national blood deliveries and U.S. home delivery pilots with Walmart.