AME & MQE Intern

Job Description

Quality & Manufacturing Intern (Fall 2026) | Zipline

The Tone:
This is an internship at Zipline, located in South San Francisco, CA or Dallas, TX. Zipline is the world’s largest drone delivery service, designing, building, and operating autonomous logistics systems that deliver essential goods like food, medicine, and critical supplies. This role is crucial for ensuring that Zipline’s products are safe, reliable, and scalable, enabling flawless performance for global operations and delivering on the promise of fast, reliable service to communities.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, South San Francisco, CA or Dallas, TX

• Team: Quality and Manufacturing team, encompassing Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (AME) and Manufacturing Quality Engineering (MQE).
• Mission: Ensure every product built can perform flawlessly in the real world to enable global scaling and precise operations.
• Tech Stack: 3D CAD Software (NX preferred)

What You’ll Actually Do
• Assembly Line Development: Assist in the planning, design, commissioning, and validation of assembly lines and associated equipment for Zipline’s products.
• Process Documentation & Improvement: Develop and maintain manufacturing process documentation, including work instructions and FMEAs, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Quality Assurance & Root Cause Analysis: Monitor manufacturing processes, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions for assembly and functional test failures.
• Design for Manufacturing & Fixture Design: Contribute to Design for X (DFx) discussions with stakeholders and design fixtures for robust assembly and inspection.
• Performance Tracking & Training: Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for assembly line performance and assist in training operators on technical procedures and quality standards.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Student pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Statistics, or Mathematics.
• Experience: Must have completed at least the second year of undergraduate studies; Masters and PhD students are also eligible.
• Skills: Proficiency in 3D CAD Software (NX preferred); ability to read Engineering Drawings (with GD&T); understanding of traditional and non-traditional manufacturing processes (e.g., Machining, Injection Molding, PCBA Manufacturing); understanding of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP); understanding of problem-solving frameworks (e.g., 8D, FTA, Pareto Analysis) and RCA/CAPA techniques.