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Zipline · 2 days ago

Controls & Dynamics Intern (Summer 2026)

positionSouth San Francisco, CA
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$38/hr - $42/hr
workcardStart in 2026 Spring

Zipline is on a mission to transform the way goods move, aiming to solve urgent access challenges through autonomous delivery drones. The Controls & Dynamics Intern will contribute to the development and testing of flight software systems, gaining hands-on experience in improving the performance of vehicle controllers and analyzing flight data.

DeliveryDronesElectric VehicleHome Health CareLogisticsRoboticsSupply Chain Management
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Responsibilities

Contribute to the design, implementation, testing and release of innovative flight algorithms that improve the operational performance of our vehicle controllers
Create tools and tests to demonstrate your design performance and protect against software regressions, using both theoretical guarantees and simulations
Analyze flight data to assess recent changes and upgrades, looking for regressions and potential areas for future improvement
Design onboard integrity tests to communicate when the system performance is degraded
Present key results and changes to the broader engineering team

Qualification

Applied mathControls solutionsSoftware engineeringPrecision navigationDynamic modelingEmbedded softwareTechnical computingC programmingC++ programmingMATLABPythonGitHubJuliaSimulationTeam project experience

Required

Your applied math skills stand out even among aerospace engineers
You think simulations and working with hardware are both fun
You have owned and developed controls solutions for a team project, thesis, or competition
Exposure in one or more of the following areas: precision integrated inertial navigation, dynamic modeling of complex systems, linear control analysis, or optimal control with uncertainty
Software engineering skills, preferably with both embedded software (C, C++) and technical computing (MATLAB, python, Julia, etc.). Experience with Github and working in a multi-developer environment is an advantage

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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