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Zipline · 1 month ago

Motor Control Firmware Intern (Summer 2026)

positionSouth San Francisco, California, USA
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$38/hr - $42/hr
workcardStart in 2026 Summer

Zipline is on a mission to transform the way goods move by building an instant logistics system. As a Motor Control Firmware Intern, you will work on safety-critical firmware for motor controllers and take on urgent requests while managing a long-term project related to the reliability of aircraft operations.

DeliveryDronesElectric VehicleHome Health CareLogisticsRoboticsSupply Chain Management
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Own the resolution of some of the urgent late breaking requests made to our team
Drive late breaking requests that mitigate newly discovered deficiencies in hardware or processes
Own a larger internship long project critical to the motor controllers functioning in a reliable, safe, or predictable way
Learn about the control stack, differential equations that guide motors’ operation, and motor physics
See your solutions all the way through design, simulation, bench testing, flight testing, and fleet level analysis as needed

Qualification

C programmingC++ programmingMotor control firmwarePhysics fundamentalsTeam collaborationProblem solvingCommunication skills

Required

Is passionate about learning about motor control firmware, Zipline's aircraft and systems, and our mission
Has prior internship or design team experience
Is fluent in writing C or C++
Has a good understanding of physics fundamentals

Benefits

Housing stipend
Overtime pay
Relocation support
Paid sick time
And more

Company

Zipline

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Zipline designs, manufactures, and operates drones to deliver vital medical products.
dateFounded in 2011
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://www.zipline.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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2024 (39)
2023 (29)
2022 (20)
2021 (16)
2020 (3)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$971M
Key Investors
U.S. Department of StateThe Rise FundKatalyst Ventures
2025-11-25Grant· $150M
2023-04-28Series F· $330M
2021-06-30Series E· $250M

Leadership Team

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Keller Rinaudo Cliffton
Co-founder & CEO
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Keenan Wyrobek
Founder, CTO and Product Architect
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