Electrical Engineering Intern, Summer 2027

Location: Palo Alto, California Department: Internships

About Wing

Wing offers drone delivery as a safe, fast, and sustainable solution for last mile logistics. Consumer appetites for on-demand services are increasing, but current delivery methods are inefficient, costly, and contribute to road accidents and air pollution. Wing’s fleet of highly automated delivery drones can transport small packages directly from businesses to homes on-demand, in minutes. We design, build, and operate our aircraft, and offer drone delivery services on two continents. Our technology is designed to be easy to integrate into existing delivery and logistics networks, offering a scalable drone delivery solution for a broad range of businesses. Wing is a part of Google's parent company, Alphabet, and our mission is to create the preferred means of delivery for the planet. If you're ready to do the greatest work of your life, come join us.

About the Program

Join Wing's 12-week paid summer internship! This is a hybrid, in-person program based in Palo Alto, CA, with start dates in May or June. Eligible candidates must be a current student enrolled in a degree program and intend to return to the program after the completion of the summer internship.

About the Role

Wing is looking for a Aircraft Electrical Engineering Intern to join our Hardware Engineering Team based in Palo Alto, CA. A successful candidate is able to demonstrate a broad skillset focused around EE principles and integration into highly optimised complex systems. Working through the whole engineering lifecycle from idea, prototyping, design and deployment to optimise solutions to hard electrical problems in elegant ways.

In this role you will

Gain valuable experience at the forefront of the rapidly growing drone delivery industry

Design, validate, program, and modify PCBAs while working with the aircraft hardware team

Design, test and validate PCBA integration into aircraft systems

Work with cross function teams (Layout, Mechanical, Aero, Reliability etc) to optimise solutions

What You’ll Need

Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field, graduating between December 2027 and August 2028

Experience in electrical engineering: reading and understanding an electrical schematic, measuring waveforms, soldering, rework, hands-on circuit troubleshooting

Proficiency in using test equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies

Practical experience in EE CAD software packages (Altium Designer, KiCad, Cadence or similar)

An ability to independently investigate nebulous problems to find elegant solutions

Experience with microcontroller / embedded programming and debugging (eg. Arduino, STM32, PIC)

The US base salary range for this internship position is the salary range below + benefits. Wing’s salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Salary Range

$120,000—$126,000 USD

Wing is an equal opportunity employer and it is Wing's policy to comply with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity. Employment at Wing is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Wing does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law.

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