# Computational Physics Intern (Summer 2027) at Zipline

- Company: Zipline
- What the company does: Zipline delivers food, groceries, and medicine in minutes with fast, reliable, zero emission delivery. Backed by Sequoia and Techstars.
- Company website: https://flyzipline.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Internship
- Location: South San Francisco, California, USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-19
- Apply by: 2026-10-14
- Apply: https://www.zipline.com/open-roles/7904720003?gh_jid=7904720003
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zipline-computational-physics-intern-summer-2027/

## About the role

Leading the way in drone delivery requires pushing the limits of individual component technologies and carefully orchestrating which ones we put together to optimize the performance of the complete vehicle . How much of the benefit of a larger motor is counteracted by its aerodynamic penalty? How much range are we willing to give up for extra payload capacity? How do we optimally control battery charging – electrically and thermally – to strike a balance between turnaround time and battery longevity?

## What they're looking for

- Develop computational tools to automate high-level design trades, optimizations, and sensitivity studies
- Improve the performance and flexibility of simulation frameworks
- Build physics-based models that underlie aircraft performance simulations
- Analyze test data to validate vehicle component models

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