Hardware PM Intern — Cross‑Functional, In‑Person

Zipline; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-person internship

Office in South San Francisco and **|-

Job summary

Zipline in South San Francisco is offering a full-time internship in Program Management helping to drive hardware development and test campaigns for our autonomous drone system.

You'll work closely with electrical, mechanical, design validation, and software teams to define timelines, manage risks, and support cross-functional execution. Candidates must be in undergrad/mechatronics with strong communication skills and be eligible to work in the US.

Qualifications

• Must have completed the second year of your undergraduate studies in Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering.
• Masters and PhD students are also eligible.
• Strong technical background.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain challenges to fellow engineers and non-engineers alike.
• Enthusiasm for collaborating in a fast paced and highly cross-functional environment.
• Must be eligible to work in the US.
• Able to work in person at Zipline's South San Francisco office 5 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Understand and mitigate technical and program risks to keep Zipline's future programs on track. Drive decision making and trade off studies.
• Define program timelines, milestones and critical path.
• Manage and support cross-functional teams across electrical and mechanical engineering, design validation, and embedded software domains to build and execute a plan to develop new hardware
• Drive prototype and test activities to validate next generation hardware designs
• Report program updates to leadership
• Manage new infrastructure builds for our test campaigns and track hardware sample allocations
• Organize and facilitate meetings with cross-functional teams
• Work closely with cross-functional groups to track incoming parts and quality
• Manage upcoming hardware changes to meet company targets

Skills

Technical background

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Fast learner

On-site work readiness

Education

Undergraduate in Mechanical/Mechatronics Eng (2nd year completed)

Job description

Zipline in South San Francisco is offering a full-time internship in Program Management helping to drive hardware development and test campaigns for our autonomous drone system.

You'll work closely with electrical, mechanical, design validation, and software teams to define timelines, manage risks, and support cross-functional execution. Candidates must be in undergrad/mechatronics with strong communication skills and be eligible to work in the US.