Zipline International Inc.
Engineering Validation & Reliability Technician – Ground Systems
South San Francisco, California, USA · Senior
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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
- Characterize failures, isolate root causes, and document technical evidence including logs, measurements, and observations.
- Partner with Field Service Engineers to resolve escalated technical issues.
- Validate corrective actions and provide engineering feedback to improve future designs and supportability.
- Collaborate with Ground Systems Test Engineers to verify design changes and reproduce field issues.
- Document investigations, test results, and corrective actions.
- Support Field Service Engineering
- Engineering Test Support
- 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.
- The Ground Systems team designs, builds, validates, and continuously improves the infrastructure that enables Zipline's autonomous delivery systems.
Requirements
- 2-5+ years supporting electrical or electromechanical hardware in engineering, manufacturing, or test environments.
- Experience executing engineering validation or manufacturing test procedures.
- Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and mechanical drawings.
- Hands-on experience with multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and common laboratory equipment.
Nice to have
- Experience with automated test equipment, robotics, embedded systems, or aerospace hardware.
- Experience with reliability engineering, failure analysis, CAD, or data analysis tools.
- Experience supporting prototype development or engineering investigations.
- What Else You Need To Know
- The starting hourly rate for this role is $45-$58.
- We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech.
- If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!
- Voluntary Self-Identification
Compensation
- $45k-$58k
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.
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