Flyzipline
Droid Autonomy Intern (Summer 2027)
South San Francisco, California, USA. Posted a month ago
The role
You will work hands-on with an autonomous robot to expand its capabilities for safer and more reliable deliveries. You will analyze flight data, design validation experiments, and develop tools to evaluate motion planning models.
What you will do
- Work with and iterate on a state-of-the-art autonomous system
- Analyze flight data and extract key features of the droid's performance
- Identify ways to improve motion planning in difficult and uncertain environments
- Apply data analysis, statistics, and machine learning techniques
- Design and run validation experiments to measure success and failure rates
- Develop tools and pipelines to evaluate motion planning models
Required qualifications
- Currently pursuing a Master’s in CS, EE, Robotics, or a related field
- Familiarity with learning-based planning methods
- Software Proficiency and the ability to write safe and performant code
- Statistical reasoning & validation mindset
- Structured problem solver
- Able to work in person at our office
Benefits
- Relocation support
- Housing stipend
- Overtime pay
- Paid sick time
About the company
Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. They design, build, and operate an autonomous logistics system to deliver food, medicine and essential goods.