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 Googles parent company, Alphabet, and our mission is to create the preferred means of delivery for the planet. If youre ready to do the greatest work of your life, come join us.
About the Program:
Join Wings 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 Hardware Engineer Intern to join our Electrical Engineering based in Palo Alto, CA.
The position seeks highly-motivated individuals who enjoy working in a highly dynamic team environment. The successful candidate is able to demonstrate a broad understanding of electromagnetics, wireless systems, electrical circuit design, prototyping, and analysis skills based. We’re looking for people who are intrinsically driven to solve hard problems with stunningly simple solutions, move fast, and are highly adaptive.
You’ll be optimizing cutting edge avionics for compatibility with wireless systems. This will include using hands on benchtop and analysis of flight logs to identify and debug desense issues. Once desense problems are identified you will be responsible for designing, implementing and verifying hardware solutions.
What You’ll Need:
- Currently pursuing a Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or related field, graduating between December 2026 and August 2027
- Experience in electrical engineering: reading and understanding an electrical schematic, measuring voltage waveforms, soldering, rework, hands-on circuit troubleshooting
- Understanding of electromagnetics including capacitance, inductance, coupling and waves.
- Experience with at least one programming language (ex python or matlab) for analyzing and plotting data.
This is your chance to:
- Experience PCB design/bringup, wireless electronics and antennas
- Work with advanced wireless test equipment including spectrum analyzers and gnss simulators.
- Solve real world problems causing interference with wireless communication and gnss positioning systems
- Gain valuable experience at the forefront of the rapidly growing drone delivery industry
- Use Python and SQL to analyze aircraft flight data to identify issues and validate solutions
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
$106,000—$109,000 USD
Wing is an equal opportunity employer and it is Wings 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 persons 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.
If you have a need that requires accommodation during the interview process due to a disability or special need, please let us know by completing our Candidate Accommodations Request Form.
