Embedded Engineering Intern Spring 2024

Zipline

Oct 23, 2023

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Off-cycle Internship
Software Engineering
San Francisco

Requirements

The minimum internship duration is 10 weeks. Longer internships/co-ops are encouraged but not required. Interns in embedded systems have extended their internship to 4-6 months. A longer tenure multiplies impact, you’ll have learned a ton at Zipline in your first several weeks and be able to tackle projects of significant complexity and impact as your internship continues. Embedded interns are encouraged to be on-site for most of the internship. We believe close interaction with team members and hands-on experience with hardware is invaluable to maximize the impact you can have at Zipline! Beyond this we hold a high bar for our interns
Apply if any of these apply to you:
Must have at least completed the second year of your Undergraduate studies. Masters and PhD students are also eligible.
You've designed, built and/or deployed electromechanical systems or robots, inside or outside the classroom.
You’re comfortable working in one of C, C++, Python, or Rust, and have developed software for a real time operating system or embedded Linux.
You are comfortable getting feedback so that you can learn to write code that is efficient, easy-to-read, well-tested, has friendly APIs, and incurs minimal technical debt
You’re familiar with basic electrical engineering concepts, such as reading schematics, debugging with an oscilloscope, and communication protocols (CAN, SPI, UART, etc).

Responsibilities

Embedded interns own a variety of big problems integral to our system! Examples of previous projects included:
Building a high data rate voltage and current telemetry system that runs continuously in our RTOS using ADCs, I2C devices and GPIO interrupts. Testing this feature rigorously, deploying it to production globally, building data analysis tools to verify that the feature is working properly, and using this data to root-cause tricky failures to improve the reliability of our systems.
Rapidly iterating on the concept of a new perception system, integrating compute modules and sensor prototypes to fly a proof of concept ASAP and de-risk key aspects of the approach.
Building a system to multiplex batteries between chargers, reducing charging times and operator fatigue. Owning the entire feature development process from the design and user interface, through implementation, testing, deployment, and data monitoring, continuously soliciting feedback from engineers and operators throughout the whole process.
Working with operations teams to identify ways to improve our ground systems behavior to enable faster aircraft launch and landing. Prioritizing changes by obtaining engineering leadership buy-in, and implementing them by using a variety of bench-top and real flight-test methods to verify the code. Ultimately, rolling out the update to global operations!
Design a motor dyno tester that validates the functionality of our custom motor and controller systems, developing code to automate a large array of sensors and actuators to determine whether a unit passes or fails.

Zipline

Transforming the way goods move

Transportation

Industry

501-1000

Employees

2014

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Zipline was founded to create the first logistics system that serves all humans equally. Our aim is to solve the world’s most urgent and complex access challenges. Leveraging expertise in robotics and autonomy, Zipline designs, manufactures and operates the world’s largest automated delivery system. Zipline serves tens of millions of people around the world and is making good on the promise of building an equitable and more resilient global supply chain. From powering Rwanda’s national blood delivery network and Ghana’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution, to providing on-demand home delivery for Walmart and enabling leading healthcare providers to bring care into the home in the United States, Zipline is transforming the way goods move. By transitioning to clean, electric, instant logistics, we can decarbonize delivery, decrease road congestion, and reduce fossil fuel consumption and air pollution, while providing equitable access for billions of people. The technology is complex but the idea is simple: a teleportation service that delivers what you need, when you need it. Zipline is inspiring people, governments, and businesses to imagine what is possible when goods can move as seamlessly as information.