Firmware Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)

Join Zipline, a pioneering company in the field of drone delivery. As a Firmware Engineer Intern, you will work on critical embedded firmware for our aircraft and delivery systems. You will design and build C++ firmware, develop communication interfaces, and optimize real-time behavior. This is a full-time, in-person internship in South San Francisco for the summer of 2027.

Responsibilities

• Développement d'interfaces de communication fiables pour Ethernet, série et autres microcontrôleurs.
• Optimisation du comportement en temps réel, y compris l'utilisation du CPU, l'utilisation de la mémoire, la latence de planification.
• Is passionate about learning about firmware, realtime systems, Zipline’s aircraft and systems, and our mission

Requirements

• Conception et développement de firmware C++ pour un système distribué de microcontrôleurs d'avion.
• Has prior internship or design team experience
• Has experience with writing C or C++
• Has excellent grades in embedded systems classes

Preferred

• Rising seniors are preferred