Zipline International Inc.

Senior Electrical Engineer

South San Francisco, California, USA · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 2 days ago

LogisticsThermal AnalysisPCB DesignAltiumEmbedded SystemsElectrical EngineeringPower ElectronicsCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

About Zipline Zipline is the world's largest and most experienced drone delivery service.
Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products.
The drone is only 15% of what we've built to enable seamless, reliable, global operations.

Own the electrical design of Zipline's dock sensing and control architecture for volume production through a full design cycle including requirements, prototype, schematic capture, layout, and validation.
Shape the architecture of Zipline's next generation product, making impactful design decisions daily, while working with a high level of independence.
Lead trade studies, understand competing design priorities, and provide direction and clarity for burning down risk.
Proactively seek out opportunities for improvement in system and component level design.
Design: Schematic capture, PCB layout, system integration
Production: DFM, design drawings, manufacturing, EOL test, certification
Deployment: Troubleshoot field issues, develop rapid mitigations, roll learnings into future design revision
Travel occasionally to support supplier and manufacturer visit, product deployment, and field validation
We design, build, and operate the world's largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably.

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
5+ years of hands-on experience designing and testing embedded electronics hardware (microcontrollers, sensors, communication networks, etc.)
Design experience with mixed-signal PCB, high-speed digital PCB, microprocessor, ethernet, power electronics, and motor drive.
Design experience with MCU and digital communications (Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART)
Proficiency in schematic capture, PCB layout, and simulation tools (Altium, SPICE, etc.)
Familiarity with UL, IEC, and other electrical safety standards
Must be eligible to work in the U.S.
If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!

Past success developing electronics for critical systems in fields such as energy, transportation, or medical devices.

We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere.

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