- Where
- South San Francisco, California, USA
- Posted
- Aug 21
Leading the way in drone delivery requires pushing the limits of individual component technologies and carefully orchestrating which ones we put together to optimize the performance of the complete vehicle. How much of the benefit of a larger motor is counteracted by its aerodynamic penalty? How much range are we willing to give up for extra payload capacity? How do we optimally control battery charging – electrically and thermally – to strike a balance between turnaround time and battery longevity?
Answering these types of questions requires high-caliber computational tools. Zipline is seeking an engineering intern that can understand system-level problem statements, appreciate the tradeoffs between accuracy and computational efficiency, and architect elegant code tools.
What you'd do
- A drive to help people and make the world a better place
- Energy and power
- Heat transfer
- Electrical circuits
- Dynamics (kinematics, forces, moments, acceleration/rotation)
- Fluids and aerodynamics
- Passion for tackling challenging multidisciplinary problems
- The ability to recognize tradeoffs in the design of complex computational analysis frameworks
- Expertise in Matlab, Python, Julia, Rust, or similar; for modeling, simulation, optimization, and/or data analysis
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.