Mechanical Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)

Join Zipline, a fast-paced and driven team focused on improving reliability in our system. As a Mechanical Engineer Intern, you will take ownership of various integral problems, develop concepts, design parts and assemblies, build and test prototypes, and work cross-functionally with other teams. This is a full-time, in-person internship at our South San Francisco or Dallas office for Summer 2027.

• Participer activement à la conception, à la construction et à l'essai de prototypes pour recueillir des apprentissages rapides.
• Utiliser des outils de CAO 2D et 3D pour concevoir des pièces et des assemblages en fonction de principes d'ingénierie solides.
• Collaborer de manière transversale avec d'autres équipes de Zipline et des fournisseurs pour examiner les conceptions.
• 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?
• 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
• You're quick to change direction when you realize you’ve made a mistake OR could achieve the same goal in a simpler way
• You’ll bring automation experience from working with actuators and Raspberry Pi’s (or similar)
• This is the component of your application we’re most excited about, so please ensure that you’ve included this work in your application. Examples of things previous interns have built include submarines, solar cars in the Australian outback, electric boats and airplanes, rockets, etc
• You’ve worked on complex projects that require mechanical, electrical, and software design
• 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’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 can anticipate, plan and schedule your own work
• You're excited to build on your design skills with brainstorms, design reviews, and failure mode analysis
• You bias to action and communicate consistently with your team to ensure everyone is focused on meeting the project goals on time
• You must have completed at least the second year of your Undergraduate studies. Masters and PhD students are also eligible