Controls Engineer Intern (Fall 2026)
On-site · Dallas, Texas, United States or South San Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Intern on Zipline's Flight Controls team will contribute to the design, implementation, testing and release of innovative flight algorithms to improve the operational performance of vehicle controllers. You will create tools and tests to demonstrate design performance and protect against regressions, analyze flight data to assess changes, design onboard integrity tests, and present results to the engineering team. The role requires strong applied math skills, interest in simulations and hardware, and experience owning/creating controls solutions for a team project or competition. Proficiency in embedded software (C, C++, Rust) and technical computing (MATLAB, Python, Julia) with GitHub experience is an advantage. In-person internships are based in South San Francisco, CA or Dallas, TX for Fall 2026 (September–December). Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity.
Required Qualifications
- Enrollment in an accredited university or college for Fall 2026
- Interest in flight controls or aerospace engineering
- Strong applied mathematics skills
- Experience with simulations and hardware work
- Ownership of controls solutions for a team project, thesis, or competition
- Exposure to precision integrated inertial navigation, dynamic modeling, linear control analysis, or optimal control with uncertainty
- Software engineering skills with embedded software (C, C++, Rust) and technical computing (MATLAB, Python, Julia); GitHub familiarity
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