Electrical Project Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)

About Zipline

Zipline is on a mission to transform the way goods move. Our aim is to solve the worlds most urgent and complex access challenges by building the first instant logistics system that serves all humans equally. Leveraging expertise in robotics and autonomy Zipline designs builds and operates a fleet of cutting edge autonomous delivery drones. We serve tens of millions of people around the world.

Joining Ziplines Emerging Talent program as an intern is an opportunity to contribute to our promise of building a system that provides equitable access to critical healthcare supplies for millions of people. We believe that internships are more than just opportunities to learn by watching or doing low level tasks. We expect our interns to take on meaningful work that actively contributes to moving Ziplines mission forward while learning real-world skills that will serve them in their careers for the long term.

Join us and build the future of logistics with the best humans around!

About the Deployment & Construction Team

The Deployment and Construction team is responsible for turning bare ground into functional drone charging sites! Were a broad cross-functional team with skills across civil structural mechanical electrical and construction engineering with mandate to deliver world-class construction execution with zero issues in the first 30 days on-time and on-budget using scalable cost-optimized and serviceable designs.

The Role

The Ground System Deployments team is seeking a curious collaborative Electrical Engineering Intern to support the design and deployment of Ziplines Ground Systems across a variety of sites and applications.

In this role youll gain hands-on experience with commercial and light-industrial electrical distribution as applied to an autonomous drone delivery network. Working alongside experienced engineers youll help with utility coordination site-level electrical design structure-level wiring approaches and technical documentation.

Youll collaborate with mechanical structural electrical and deployments teams to support real-world projects and contribute to problem-solving as new challenges arise. This internship also offers opportunities to explore new design ideas and assist with improvements to our engineering processes. Youll 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.

What Youll Do

• 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 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 structure level electrical wiring and installation approaches.
• Evaluate all options and a lean budget select best vendors to ensure reliable and quality services and products.
• 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.
• Travel to Flight Test sites expected on an ad-hoc basis.

What Youll Bring

• Minimum 3rd or 4th year of a bachelor degree program in electrical engineering or a related field with relevant coursework (e.g. circuits power systems construction).
• Strong analytical skills attention to detail and a willingness to ask questions and learn.
• Familiarity with engineering tools or concepts such as CAD/ECAD electrical modeling or basic simulation software.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills especially when summarizing technical information.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment and support a wide range of tasks.
• Curiosity initiative and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
  Comfort with hands-on work and openness to occasional travel (if needed).
• An open mind to help us bring Ziplines service to new and existing customers!

What Else You Should Know

Our internships are full-time positions in-person at our South San Francisco or Dallas office. We will host our Summer 2026 interns from May or June to August.

Candidates are limited tothree (3) applications within a 30-day period.

The starting cash range for this internship is $38 - 42/ hour. Please note that this is a target starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum qualifications for this role. The final cash pay for this role will depend on a variety of factors including a specific candidates experience qualifications skills and working location. The total compensation package for each role may also include: a housing stipend; overtime pay; relocation support; paid sick time; and more.

Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws or our own sensibilities.

We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit please apply!

Zipline is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your point of contact at Zipline know if you require any accommodations throughout your interview process.