Technical Program Manager Intern (Summer 2027)

The Robot Age; South San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Zipline internship perks

Job summary

Zipline in South San Francisco offers a Summer 2027 Technical Program Manager Internship to work at the intersection of hardware, autonomy, manufacturing, and field operations. You will gain hands-on experience guiding cross-functional teams in a real deployed robotics environment.

The role emphasizes collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and operations to learn how product execution happens inside a deployed robotics company and to support program plans, milestones, and risk management.

Qualifications

• Interest in TPM for hardware/autonomy/robotics systems
• Strong organization and communication across technical teams
• Ability to work onsite in South San Francisco during the summer internship

Responsibilities

• Support technical program plans for autonomous delivery systems
• Track milestones, dependencies, risks, and cross-functional work
• Work with engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams
• Learn how product execution works inside a deployed robotics company

Skills

Technical program management

Hardware/autonomy/robotics

Strong organization

Communication

Job description

What the role actually is

Zipline is hiring a summer 2027 technical program manager intern in South San Francisco. The internship sits inside a company building and operating autonomous drone delivery systems.

The role is relevant because TPM work at Zipline is close to hardware, autonomy, manufacturing, and field operations rather than a purely internal software process.

What you would work on

• Support technical program plans for autonomous delivery systems
• Help track milestones, dependencies, risks, and cross-functional work
• Work with engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams
• Learn how product execution works inside a deployed robotics company

What they are asking for

• Interest in technical program management for complex hardware, autonomy, aerospace, or robotics systems
• Strong organization and communication skills across technical teams
• Ability to work onsite in South San Francisco during the summer internship
• Comfort operating in a fast-moving product and operations environment

Why this one is worth a look

Good robotics TPM internships are uncommon because they require exposure to both engineering detail and deployment reality. Zipline is a strong environment for that because its systems are already operating at scale.