Zipline International Inc.
Flight Test Operator
Amarillo, Texas, USA
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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.
Responsibilities
- Validate system performance through repeatable ground and flight test procedures across varied operating conditions
- Enforce and improve site safety: manage risks during high-tempo flight operations, run briefings and debriefs, identify operational hazards, and refine SOPs to prevent repeat failures
- Support continuous improvement of test operations by identifying opportunities to increase throughput, consistency, data quality, and operational efficiency without compromising safety
- Ownership and communication: Proven ability to own test campaigns end-to-end, maintain high standards across repetitive operations, make safety-forward go/no-go decisions, document results clearly, and coordinate across engineering, safety, maintenance, and manufacturing to drive closure
- Safety and reliability mindset: Able to recognize trends across repeated operations, identify emerging risks, and maintain attention to detail during high-volume testing
- We design, build, and operate the world's largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably.
- Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people's lives and by scaling the future of logistics.
Requirements
- FAA Part 107 certification (required at time of joining)
- Nice-to-have: Linux command-line comfort, experience with reliability or endurance testing, basic mechanical or electrical troubleshooting skills, and experience with automated flight systems
- Please note that this is a target, starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum qualifications for this role.
- Expect to work weekends, night and overnight shifts, and occasional regional travel between test sites when required.
- If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!
Compensation
- The total compensation package for this role may also include: equity compensation; overtime pay; discretionary annual or performance bonuses; sales incentives; benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance; paid time off; and more.
Benefits
- With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe.
Company info
- We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere.
- We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds.
- This role matters because disciplined, high-volume testing exposes risks before they reach customers, strengthens the safety case for our technology, and directly improves the reliability of every delivery.
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