Systems Validation Intern - Flight Automation & HIL Testing

Zipline; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 20,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Zipline is seeking a System Validation Intern to contribute to testing Zipline’s complete system, spanning Zip, Droid, and Dock. You will help build automated pipelines and ensure software meets rigorous quality standards before flight testing.

Work with a supportive team to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools in a fast-paced environment. This in-person summer internship in South San Francisco offers exposure to hardware-in-the-loop testing, system validation plans, and real-world

Qualifications

• Completed the second year of undergraduate studies; Master’s and PhD students are eligible.
• Strong understanding of engineering design fundamentals and root-cause analysis.
• Experience writing Rust or Python scripts to automate tasks or tests.
• Hands-on experience writing Python tests using Pytest or Unittest.

Responsibilities

• Assist in executing Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) tests and flight tests.
• Collaborate with engineers to build and refine automated testing pipelines.
• Design and improve tools that stress-test the system in off-nominal cases.
• Analyze and troubleshoot hardware and software issues uncovered during testing.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team to design validation plans.
• Develop scripts and tools to support automated testing workflows.
• Learn to ensure reliability and quality in safety-critical systems.

Skills

Rust

Python

Python tests

Linux

Git

CI tools

Education

Undergraduate year 2

Tools

Pytest

Unittest

GitHub Actions

Buildkite

Bazel

Jira

Job description

Zipline is seeking a System Validation Intern to contribute to testing Zipline’s complete system, spanning Zip, Droid, and Dock. You will help build automated pipelines and ensure software meets rigorous quality standards before flight testing.

Work with a supportive team to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools in a fast-paced environment. This in-person summer internship in South San Francisco offers exposure to hardware-in-the-loop testing, system validation plans, and real-world