Applications Engineer Intern (Fall 2026)

You must have completed the second year of your undergraduate studies.

Proficiency in troubleshooting hardware and software systems, data collection and analysis, and collaborating with stakeholders to address engineering challenges.

Experience in reading data sheets, layouts, or schematics, or possessing CAD skills, is a plus.

Technical curiosity and a passion for user-centric design.

Do you want to directly influence a wide range of engineering challenges arising from real-world, fast-paced operations?

, you are the technical specialist responsible for solving application-specific challenges related to the deployment of our infrastructure in diverse environments.

Your primary mission is to identify, validate, and integrate off-the-shelf (OTS) systems and commercially available products that meet our rigorous ground infrastructure requirements.

Whether you are architecting a remote monitoring camera network, integrating weather sensing arrays, or designing specialized lifting and service apparatus, you ensure that Zipline’s hardware functions flawlessly in every unique application.

Contribute to the development, testing, and deployment of system improvements for the Platform 2 system supporting ground systems, commercial operations, and new deployments.

Develop and implement technical solutions for specialized application needs, including lifting apparatus for maintenance or weather stations for localized flight safety.

The Ground Systems Deployment and Construction team is responsible for turning bare ground into functional drone charging sites! We’re a broad, cross-functional team with skills across civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and construction engineering with a mandate to deliver world-class construction execution with zero issues in the first 30 days, on-time and on-budget, using scalable, cost-optimized, and serviceable designs.