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Zipline

Robot type
Drone
Location
South San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Hardware
Posted
Aug 18, 2026
Internship

Mechanical Engineer Intern (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

  • Mechanical interns can own a variety of big problems integral to our system! You can expect to:
  • Take product and engineering requirements to develop concepts and evaluate tradeoffs for each
  • Use 2D and 3D CAD tools to design parts and assemblies based on sound engineering principles
  • Use resources creatively to design, build, and test prototypes to gather quick learnings
  • Work cross-functionally with other Zipline teams and suppliers to review designs
  • Design, build, and run electro-mechanical testers that you develop to prove reliability of critical components
  • Evaluate designs and components on a material, element, and fully integrated product level
  • Root cause failures and develop a test to replicate the failure mode

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