Zipline International Inc.
Droid Autonomy Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA · Intern · Internship
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About the role
- Work hands-on with an autonomous robot operating in the real world - to help expand its capabilities for safer and more reliable deliveries.
- Translate insights from validation into actionable improvements that directly impacts the speed, accuracy and safety of the robot delivery.
- Be part of an extremely motivated team that is delivering real-world solutions at scale, not just research prototypes.
Responsibilities
- Design and run validation experiments to measure success and failure rates under different real-world conditions (e.g., driveway geometry, car presence, time of day).
- Develop tools and pipelines to evaluate motion planning models, quantify uncertainty, and connect improvements directly to field performance.
- Statistical reasoning & validation mindset: able to design experiments, account for bias/variance, quantify confidence, and interpret results to guide decisions.
- Analyze, validate real-world data to understand system performance and identify failure modes and come up with unique solutions.
- Design experiments and models that improve the robot's ability to make reliable decisions in highly variable, unpredictable environments.
- Collaborate closely with perception, autonomy, and flight testing teams to see how your work connects across the full robotics stack.
Requirements
- Software Proficiency and the ability to write safe and performant code
- Gain experience with the end-to-end process of deploying autonomy at scale -from data collection and model development through validation and live operations
Compensation
- Additional benefits may include relocation support, a housing stipend, overtime pay, paid sick time, and other benefits, where applicable and subject to local requirements The total compensation package for each role may also include: a hou
Benefits
- Apply data analysis, statistics, and machine learning techniques to increase the reliability and robustness of the droid's deliveries.
- Currently pursuing a Master's in CS, EE, Robotics, or a related field with a familiarity with learning-based planning methods.
Company info
- We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere.
- We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds.
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