Jobs · Engineering · California

Embedded Software Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)

Zipline · South San Francisco, CA · 1 mo ago
Engineering$54/hrVolunteer

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop a software platform for the new P2 Zip and the world’s cutest Droid delivery and dock system
  • Scale our flight and distribution center software to allow upwards exponentially more deliveries per day
  • Prototype, test, and refine next generation flight and ground systems working alongside our mechanical and electrical engineering teams
  • Develop safe software architecture that will be deployed across the world
  • Develop perception solutions for any weather and any real world environment
  • Achieve safety and reliability goals beyond the current state of the art

Requirements

  • Must have at least completed the second year of your Undergraduate studies. Masters and PhD students are also eligible.
  • Pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering
  • 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)

Qualifications

  • Must have at least completed the second year of your Undergraduate studies. Masters and PhD students are also eligible.
  • Pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering
  • 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)

Skills

  • Experience with C, C++, Python, or Rust
  • Experience with real-time operating systems or embedded Linux
  • Experience with electrical engineering concepts, such as reading schematics, debugging with an oscilloscope, and communication protocols (CAN, SPI, UART, etc)

Benefits

  • Full-time position in-person at our South San Francisco office
  • Hourly rate of $54 per hour
  • Additional benefits may include relocation support, a housing stipend, overtime pay, paid sick time, and other benefits, where applicable and subject to local requirements

Pay

  • $54 per hour

Schedule

  • Full-time position in-person at our South San Francisco office

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