- Where
- South San Francisco, California, USA
- Posted
- Sep 3
As the Launch & Scale Intern, you will contribute to a high-impact project that improves how Zipline plans, executes, and learns from launches. You will support Launch Managers by bringing structure to dependencies, analyzing readiness and performance, and helping teams turn field lessons into repeatable tools. You may spend time close to active launches, but you will work with experienced teammates rather than serve as the accountable launch owner. You will also own a clearly scoped project—such as a dashboard, process improvement, playbook, or lightweight automation—from problem definition through pilot and handoff. Along the way, you will receive coaching from the Director, Launch & Site Operations and collaborate with operators, engineers, commercial teammates, and field teams.
What you'd do
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or graduate degree in operations, engineering, business, supply chain, data and analytics, or a related field.
- Structured problem-solving skills and curiosity about how complex physical or technical systems work.
- Comfort with quantitative analysis, including spreadsheets and at least one data or automation tool such as SQL, Python, or a business-intelligence platform.
- Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to make complex information easy to understand.
- Evidence of following through on a project involving multiple contributors through coursework, work, research, or extracurricular experience.
- Comfort operating in ambiguity, asking good questions, incorporating feedback, and staying reliable on details.
- Ability to work onsite in South San Francisco and willingness to travel occasionally within the United States to support launches.
About Zipline · 2027 Internships
Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably.