Pay Growth
?
out of 5
Not enough data
Not enough info to score pay or growth
Maintenance Tool Engineering Intern (Fall 2026)
Job
Zipline
Esparto, CA (In Person)
$76,960 Salary, Full-Time
Review key factors to help you decide if the role fits your goals.
Job Security
?
out of 5
Not enough data
Calculating job security score...
Total Score
87
out of 100
Average of individual scores
Skill Insights
Compare your current skills to what this opportunity needs—we'll show you what you already have and what could strengthen your application.
Job Description
Back to jobs New Maintenance Tool Engineering Intern (Fall 2026) Esparto, California, USA Apply About Zipline Zipline is the world's largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world's largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products. Our customers include the world's largest and most prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide delivery from point A to point B as fast as possible. The drone is only 15% of what we've built to enable seamless, reliable, global operations. Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe. We operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth. Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people's lives and by scaling the future of logistics. We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds. About the Service Tooling & Processes Team Our team's brief is to make maintenance better across Zipline. From designing smart fixtures that allow us to interact with our aircraft electronically to writing and validating maintenance procedures to kitting mobile maintenance vans that allow technicians to service our system in the summer heat, we aim to improve every aspect of maintenance. Our direct customers are the operational maintenance teams working on our systems in the field, and we're laser-focused on making their lives better. If a maintenance technician working at 2 in the morning has everything they need to complete their work quickly, efficiently, and reliably, then we've done our job well. The Role As Zipline continues to rapidly iterate our hardware, we need to design, validate, and field new tools to allow technicians to do their work safely and efficiently. You'll work closely with maintenance to understand their needs and pain points, then partner with hardware and tooling engineers to create solutions. Our team is based out of a high-volume test facility, so you'll see your designs get immediate use, immediate feedback, and plenty of iteration cycles. Once those tools have been perfected at our test facilities they become part of our operational toolkits across all of Zipline and make real, tangible impacts on how we serve our customers. What You'll Do Work closely with Hardware and Operations teams to understand pain points and process requirements. Design and prototype tools for drone and ground system maintenance. Use hand and machine tools to produce the first units. Gather operational feedback on your designs and iterate quickly. Partner with Operations leadership on trade studies to evaluate the optimal, fully-productionized forms of your design. Create usage documentation and lead training sessions as your designs roll out into operation. What You'll Bring A strong grasp of mechanical design fundamentals (statics, dynamics, material properties, fabrication processes, etc). Proficiency with CAD software like NX, Solidworks, Fusion, etc. Hands-on prototyping experience like 3d printing, fabrications, welding, soldering, or assembly. Strong communication skills and an ability to collaborate cross-functionally. Obsessive customer focus and a drive to understand how your designs work in the real world. Ability to work on-site at our test facility in Esparto, CA every day. What Else You Should Know This internship is a full-time position, in-person at our Esparto, CA Office. We will host our Fall 2026 interns from September to December. Zipline is unable to sponsor work visas for applicants to this position. The hourly rate for this internship is $37 per hour. Additional benefits may include relocation support, a housing stipend, overtime pay, paid sick time, and other benefits, where applicable and subject to local requirements. Candidates are limited to three (3) applications within a 30-day period. Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws or our own sensibilities. Zipline is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your point of contact at Zipline know if you require any accommodations throughout your interview process. Apply for this job
- indicates a required field First Name
- Last Name
- Preferred First Name Email
- Phone Country
- Phone
- 244 results found No results found Afghanistan +93 Åland Islands +358 Albania +355 Algeria +213 American Samoa +1 Andorra +376 Angola +244 Anguilla +1 Antigua & Barbuda +1 Argentina +54 Armenia +374 Aruba +297 Ascension Island +247 Australia +61 Austria +43 Azerbaijan +994 Bahamas +1 Bahrain +973 Bangladesh +880 Barbados +1 Belarus +375 Belgium +32 Belize +501 Benin +229 Bermuda +1 Bhutan +975 Bolivia +591 Bosnia & Herzegovina +387 Botswana +267 Brazil +55 British Indian Ocean Territory +246 British Virgin Islands +1 Brunei +673 Bulgaria +359 Burkina Faso +226 Burundi +257 Cambodia +855 Cameroon +237 Canada +1 Cape Verde +238 Caribbean Netherlands +599 Cayman Islands +1 Central African Republic +236 Chad +235 Chile +56 China +86 Christmas Island +61 Cocos (Keeling) Islands +61 Colombia +57 Comoros +269 Congo - Brazzaville +242 Congo - Kinshasa +243 Cook Islands +682 Costa Rica +506 Côte d'Ivoire +225 Croatia +385 Cuba +53 Curaçao +599 Cyprus +357 Czechia +420 Denmark +45 Djibouti +253 Dominica +1 Dominican Republic +1 Ecuador +593 Egypt +20 El Salvador +503 Equatorial Guinea +240 Eritrea +291 Estonia +372 Eswatini +268 Ethiopia +251 Falkland Islands +500 Faroe Islands +298 Fiji +679 Finland +358 France +33 French Guiana +594 French Polynesia +689 Gabon +241 Gambia +220 Georgia +995 Germany +49 Ghana +233 Gibraltar +350 Greece +30 Greenland +299 Grenada +1 Guadeloupe +590 Guam +1 Guatemala +502 Guernsey +44 Guinea +224 Guinea-Bissau +245 Guyana +592 Haiti +509 Honduras +504 Hong Kong SAR China +852 Hungary +36 Iceland +354 India +91 Indonesia +62 Iran +98 Iraq +964 Ireland +353 Isle of Man +44 Israel +972 Italy +39 Jamaica +1 Japan +81 Jersey +44 Jordan +962 Kazakhstan +7 Kenya +254 Kiribati +686 Kosovo +383 Kuwait +965 Kyrgyzstan +996 Laos +856 Latvia +371 Lebanon +961 Lesotho +266 Liberia +231 Libya +218 Liechtenstein +423 Lithuania +370 Luxembourg +352 Macao SAR China +853 Madagascar +261 Malawi +265 Malaysia +60 Maldives +960 Mali +223 Malta +356 Marshall Islands +692 Martinique +596 Mauritania +222 Mauritius +230 Mayotte +262 Mexico +52 Micronesia +691 Moldova +373 Monaco +377 Mongolia +976 Montenegro +382 Montserrat +1 Morocco +212 Mozambique +258 Myanmar (Burma) +95 Namibia +264 Nauru +674 Nepal +977 Netherlands +31 New Caledonia +687 New Zealand +64 Nicaragua +505 Niger +227 Nigeria +234 Niue +683 Norfolk Island +672 North Korea +850 North Macedonia +389 Northern Mariana Islands +1 Norway +47 Oman +968 Pakistan +92 Palau +680 Palestinian Territories +970 Panama +507 Papua New Guinea +675 Paraguay +595 Peru +51 Philippines +63 Poland +48 Portugal +351 Puerto Rico +1 Qatar +974 Réunion +262 Romania +40 Russia +7 Rwanda +250 Samoa +685 San Marino +378 São Tomé & Príncipe +239 Saudi Arabia +966 Senegal +221 Serbia +381 Seychelles +248 Sierra Leone +232 Singapore +65 Sint Maarten +1 Slovakia +421 Slovenia +386 Solomon Islands +677 Somalia +252 South Africa +27 South Korea +82 South Sudan +211 Spain +34 Sri Lanka +94 St.
- Attach Attach Dropbox Enter manually Enter manually Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf Cover Letter Attach Attach Dropbox Enter manually Enter manually Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf LinkedIn Profile Tell us how you heard about Zipline and this job!
- Select... Are you available for a full-time onsite internship this Fall (Sept 2026-Dec 2026)
- Select... Describe a time when you designed something with minimal requirements definition. How did you know if it was good enough? (2-5 sentences)
- Tell us about a time that your design didn't work. How did you overcome it? (2-5 sentences)
- Tell us about a time you applied something you learned in class in a real-world setting (2-5 sentences) Please provide details on your current work authorization status in the
United States:
- I am legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States I require, or in the future will require sponsorship to obtain work authorization in the country in which this position is based (for example, F-1, TN, H-1B, etc.