Technical Program Manager Intern (Spring 2027)

Zipline is a drone delivery service that designs, builds, and operates autonomous logistics systems. The Technical Program Manager Intern will support hardware program execution by managing risks, timelines, cross-functional engineering teams, prototypes, testing, infrastructure builds, and hardware changes.

What you'll do:

• Understand and mitigate technical and program risks to keep Zipline’s future programs on track. Drive decision making and trade off studies
• Define program timelines, milestones and critical path
• Manage and support cross-functional teams across electrical and mechanical engineering, design validation, and embedded software domains to build and execute a plan to develop new hardware
• Drive prototype and test activities to validate next generation hardware designs
• Report program updates to leadership
• Manage new infrastructure builds for our test campaigns and track hardware sample allocations
• Organize and facilitate meetings with cross-functional teams
• Work closely with cross-functional groups to track incoming parts and quality
• Manage upcoming hardware changes to meet company targets

What they're looking for:

• Must have at least completed the second year of your undergraduate studies or equivalent in Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering. Masters and PhD students are also eligible
• Strong technical background
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain challenges and solutions to fellow engineers and non-engineers alike
• Enthusiasm for collaborating in a fast paced and highly cross-functional environment
• Ability to pick up technical concepts rapidly
• Ability to drive clarity amidst chaos and ambiguity
• Extreme ownership and a bias for action
• Must be eligible to work in the US
• Demonstrated skill in aligning priorities, coordinating timelines, and leading complex scope, resource, and schedule trades
• Must be able to work in person at Zipline's South San Francisco office 5 days a week

Benefits:

• Full-time internship position, in-person at Zipline’s South San Francisco or Dallas office
• Spring 2027 internship hosted from January to April/May