Simulation Engineering Intern, Summer 2027
Wing Aviation · Palo Alto, California
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**Simulation Engineering Intern, Summer 2027** **About Wing** Wing offers drone delivery as a safe, fast, and sustainable solution for last mile logistics. Wing’s fleet of highly automated delivery drones can transport small packages directly from businesses to homes on-demand, in minutes. Wing designs, builds, and operates its aircraft and offers drone delivery services on two continents. **About the Program** - 12-week paid summer internship - Hybrid, in-person program based in Palo Alto, CA - Start dates in May or June - Must be a current student enrolled in a degree program and intend to return after the internship **About the Role** Wing is looking for a **Simulation Engineer Intern** to join our **Simulation & Evaluation Team** in **Palo Alto, CA**. Our team develops tools that enable engineers to develop, test, and deploy features efficiently and at scale—spanning vehicle physics and sensor modeling, large-scale simulation frameworks, test infrastructure for backend verification, integrated avionics and system testing, and foundational ML technologies such as world-modeling, 3D reconstruction, and sim2real. **In this role you will:** - Explore new and creative ways to use real-world flight data to validate flight software - Build closed-loop simulation environments using real flight telemetry to enable counterfactual rollouts and RL policy evaluation for flight autonomy - Leverage large-scale simulation and data pipelines to run critical experiments, draw actionable engineering insights, and contribute with a team focused on mentorship and growth - Make a measurable impact on Wing’s ability to scale operations more rapidly **What you’ll need:** - Currently pursuing a **Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD** in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Vision, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or related field (graduating **Dec 2027–Aug 2028**) - Strong examples of previous engineering experience (internships and/or academic/extracurricular projects) - Strong grasp of dynamical systems, linear algebra, 3D geometry, and vision-based autonomy - Experience with **C++ and/or Python** - Experience using numerical/statistics libraries and environments (e.g., numpy, scipy, pandas, Matlab, R) to analyze real-world data - Strong written and verbal communication skills **Salary Range (US base)** **$128,000 — $135,000 USD** (plus benefits) **Equal Opportunity** Wing is an equal opportunity employer and complies with applicable nondiscrimination laws. Employment is based on merit and qualifications. If you need accommodations during the interview process due to a disability or special need, please submit the **Candidate Accommodations Request Form**: https://forms.gle/5wEF3MvTtEckFyAM8
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