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Zipline

Robot type
Drone
Location
South San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Manufacturing
Posted
Aug 21, 2026
Internship

Materials Engineer Intern (Spring & Summer 2027)

Job description

Our customers include the world’s largest and most prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide delivery from point A to point B as fast as possible. The drone is only 15% of what we’ve built to enable seamless, reliable, global operations.

Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe.

We operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who…

Job responsibilities

  • Materials interns can own a variety of big problems integral to our system! You can expect to:
  • Perform materials characterization using tools such as section/mount/polish, optical microscopy, SEM/EDS, hardness testing, and mechanical testing.
  • Support failure investigations by examining physical evidence, developing hypotheses, and identifying material or processdriven failure mechanisms.
  • Evaluate the effects of manufacturing processes, surface condition, coatings, joining, and environmental exposure on component performance.
  • Qualify material, supplier, or process changes through structured testing and data analysis.
  • Analyze experimental data using Python, MATLAB, JMP, or similar tools and communicate conclusions through clear plots, images, and technical documentation.
  • Develop or improve test methods, fixtures, procedures, and characterization workflows.
  • Work cross-functionally with design, manufacturing, reliability, supplier quality, and test engineers to turn materials evidence into engineering decisions.
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