Zipline International Inc.
Electrical Project Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA · Intern · Internship
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About the role
- The Ground System Deployment and Construction Engineering team is seeking a curious, collaborative Electrical Engineering Intern to support the design and deployment of Zipline's Ground Systems across a variety of sites and applications.
- You'll work and become familiar with the National Electrical Code and apply the concepts to site and infrastructure designs.
- The internship is based in South San Francisco, with occasional travel within California and the U.S. for site visits or field support.
Responsibilities
- Support engineers with research, drafting, and documentation for electrical distribution and structure-level wiring designs aligned with NEC and relevant standards.
- Assist with UL/TUV certification efforts by gathering documentation, preparing technical materials, and coordinating with engineering partners.
- Help prepare materials, track communication, and support interactions with deployment and construction teams
- Implement feedback from Deployment and Construction teams to continuously optimize designs for more efficient build and scale
- Design electrical distribution of commercial and light industrial ground system projects per NEC and relevant applicable codes and standards.
- Design next generation charging structure level electrical wiring and installation approaches.
- Help document project risks, prepare materials for meetings, support communication across teams, and occasionally participate in site visits for field observations.
- Create documentation to ensure quality and process refinement between each build to help with consistent scale
- Collaborate with engineering and business teams to understand customer needs and contribute to improvements in Ground Systems infrastructure.
- We design, build, and operate the world's largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably.
Requirements
- Travel to commercial and flight test sites may be required on an ad hoc basis.
- You must have completed the second year of your undergraduate studies, with relevant coursework (e.g., circuits, power systems, construction).
- In this role, you'll gain hands-on experience with commercial and light-industrial electrical distribution as applied to an autonomous drone delivery network.
Benefits
- With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe.
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.
- Comfort with hands-on work and openness to occasional travel (if needed). - An open mind to help us bring Zipline's service to new and existing customers!
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