Electrical Engineer Intern — Summer 2027

Job overview

The Electrical Engineer Intern — Summer 2027 role is in person; the posting lists South San Francisco or Dallas offices, while the listing location is San Francisco, CA. Compensation is not specified. Zipline operates an autonomous drone delivery system that delivers food, medicine, and other essential goods, and this internship supports its Electrical Engineering Team. The intern contributes to electrical design and testing projects that improve system reliability for flight and ground operations. Project work is matched to the intern’s interests and team priorities and may include prototyping, test equipment, design validation, or root-cause investigation.

What you'll do

• Work on electrical engineering projects aligned with team priorities
• potential project examples include prototyping battery charging electronics, architecting ground support electronics, developing test equipment, supporting design validation campaigns, and investigating product issues from testing, flight, or field use.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

electrical engineer intern

summer 2027

zipline

san francisco ca

south san francisco

dallas

in-person internship

electrical engineering

circuit board design

electronics testing

drone delivery

design validation

flight systems

ground systems

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Full-time, in-person internship from May/June through August/September 2027. Applicants must have completed at least the second year of undergraduate studies and have designed and tested a custom circuit board and collaborated on a powered project; robotics, software, and cloud experience are bonus qualifications.

About the employer

Zipline is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.