About the role#
Wing is looking for a Machine Learning Engineering Intern to join our Perception team in Palo Alto. You will work on advancing our autonomous drone delivery system by using deep learning to help our aircraft navigate with precision and safety. You will have access to thousands of hours of flight data from our sensor suite to build and test your models.
What you'll do#
- Build unified and generalized Perception models to help aircraft handle real-world edge cases.
- Analyze flight data to improve existing Perception pipelines using state-of-the-art foundational and end-to-end geometric models.
- Use diverse data from our fleet of robots to build machine learning models that solve practical problems.
- Make a measurable impact on our ability to scale operations.
- Collaborate with our team on technical challenges.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a Master's or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Vision, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Expected graduation date between December 2027 and August 2028.
- Strong engineering experience from past internships, academic work, or extracurricular projects.
- Solid grasp of physics and engineering fundamentals related to computer vision.
- Familiarity with modern computer vision technologies such as self-supervised Vision Transformer foundation models, Vision Language Models, or VLAs.
- Hands-on experience in at least one of the domains listed above.
- Proficiency in C++ or Python.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time, 12-week paid internship for Summer 2027.
- The position is based in Palo Alto, California, and operates in a hybrid format.
- We do not offer visa sponsorship for this role.
About Wing
Wing is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California. It specializes in drone delivery services. The company operates a fleet of automated drones to transport small packages from businesses to homes. It focuses on logistics and uncrewed delivery systems.
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