Drone Systems Modeling Intern

Namely; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Zipline is seeking an engineering intern for the Systems Modeling Team in California. You will help develop computational tools to explore design trades and perform sensitivity studies, while building physics-based models for aircraft performance simulations.

You will work with Matlab, Python, Julia, Rust, or similar languages to model, simulate, and analyze data, contributing to rapid design decisions and product improvements.

Qualifications

• Strong interest in physics-based modeling and computational design.
• Proficiency in Matlab, Python, Julia, Rust, or similar.
• Ability to develop and validate simulation tools.
• Comfort with cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop tools to automate high-level design trades, optimizations, and sensitivity studies.
• Improve the performance and flexibility of simulation frameworks.
• Build physics-based models that underlie aircraft performance simulations.
• Analyze test data to validate vehicle component models.

Skills

Matlab

Python

Julia

Rust

Numerical methods

Education

Pursuing engineering/physical sciences degree

Job description

Zipline is seeking an engineering intern for the Systems Modeling Team in California. You will help develop computational tools to explore design trades and perform sensitivity studies, while building physics-based models for aircraft performance simulations.

You will work with Matlab, Python, Julia, Rust, or similar languages to model, simulate, and analyze data, contributing to rapid design decisions and product improvements.