Mechanical Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)

Join Zipline, a company dedicated to revolutionizing healthcare logistics through drone technology. As a Mechanical Engineer Intern, you'll have the opportunity to work on impactful projects that directly contribute to saving lives. You'll be involved in all aspects of mechanical engineering, from early design concepts to testing and validation. This is a full-time, in-person internship based in South San Francisco or Dallas, running from January to April/May 2027.

• Concevoir et évaluer des concepts pour des systèmes mécaniques, en tenant compte des exigences du produit et de l'ingénierie.
• Utiliser des outils de CAO 2D et 3D pour concevoir des pièces et des assemblages, et tester des prototypes pour recueillir des informations.
• Travailler en collaboration avec d'autres équipes pour examiner les conceptions et développer des stratégies de test.
• Does aggressively tackling cross disciplinary projects from early conceptual stages through to full field deployment sound like the way you want to spend your time?
• Do you eliminate circular discussions by running a test or use your hands-on skills to build a prototype instead of scheduling another meeting?
• We need dedicated engineers to burn down risk and improve reliability in our system like their life depends on it– because others' lives do
• If you thrive working with a fast-paced and driven team that focuses on only the most important goals, eliminates blockers, and executes with extreme practicality, keep reading!
• The most critical skill we’ve seen in prior entry-level candidates is robust experience designing and actually building multiple mechanical systems outside of the classroom
• This is the component of your application we’re most excited about, so please ensure that you’ve included this work in your application
• You must have completed at least the second year of your Undergraduate studies. Masters and PhD students are also eligible
• You’ve worked on complex projects that require mechanical, electrical, and software design
• You're quick to change direction when you realize you’ve made a mistake OR could achieve the same goal in a simpler way
• Examples of things previous interns have built include submarines, solar cars in the Australian outback, electric boats and airplanes, rockets, etc
• You bring a “can do” attitude, because we have a lot of vital work to get done and only work with people who are invested in solving critical problems
• You can anticipate, plan and schedule your own work
• You’ll bring solid mechanical engineering fundamentals for structural analysis, sizing parts, and integrating components into a design with minimal help
• You’re well versed in CAD, and have designed multiple projects with it
• You bias to action and communicate consistently with your team to ensure everyone is focused on meeting the project goals on time
• You’ll bring automation experience from working with actuators and Raspberry Pi’s (or similar)
• You're excited to build on your design skills with brainstorms, design reviews, and failure mode analysis