About the Role

As a Controls Engineer Intern at Zipline, you will work on the Flight Controls team, contributing to the design and implementation of flight algorithms for autonomous aircraft. This role involves analyzing flight data, developing simulation tools, and presenting your findings to improve the operational performance of our vehicle controllers.

What You'll Do

Contribute to the design, implementation, testing and release of innovative flight algorithms that improve the operational performance of our vehicle controllers.
Create tools and tests to demonstrate your design performance and protect against software regressions, using both theoretical guarantees and simulations.
Develop and improve simulation and other controls analysis tools so we can predict vehicle performance ahead of time and prove safety and reliability.
Analyze flight data to assess recent changes and upgrades, looking for regressions and potential areas for future improvement.
Design onboard integrity tests to communicate when the system performance is degraded.
Present key results and changes to the broader engineering team.

What You'll Bring

Your applied math skills stand out even among aerospace engineers.
You think simulations and working with hardware are both fun.
You have owned and developed controls solutions for various applications.

Requirements

Applied Math Skills

Strong mathematical skills are essential for analyzing flight data and developing algorithms.

Simulation Experience

Experience with simulations is important for testing and validating flight algorithms.

Controls Solutions Development

Experience in developing control solutions for various applications is required.

Nice to Have

Aerospace Engineering Background

A background in aerospace engineering can be beneficial for understanding flight dynamics.

Data Analysis Skills

Skills in data analysis will help in assessing flight data and performance.