Zipline International Inc.

Senior Software Systems Validation Engineer

South San Francisco, California, USA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$150k-$250kDetected 17 hours ago

PythonSQLLinuxLogisticsEmbedded SystemsSystems EngineeringAerospace Engineering

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.

Design, implement, and execute nominal, adversarial, stress, and edge-case scenarios from simulation through full-system flight testing.
Build metrics, visualizations, real-time performance and safety monitors, and automated tools that reveal capability changes and regressions.
clearly document findings and escalate unresolved safety or performance risks.
Experience developing nominal, adversarial, stress, and edge-case validation for autonomous robotics.
Debug failures across simulation, hardware, firmware, embedded software, and application software; clearly document findings and escalate unresolved safety or performance risks.

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
3+ years of software development, software systems engineering, or software validation experience with robotic systems.
Please note that this is a target, starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum qualifications for this role.
If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!

Proficiency with Python and SQL, plus programming languages used in safety-critical applications such as MISRA C, Rust, or C++.

The total compensation package for this role may also include: equity compensation; discretionary annual or performance bonuses; sales incentives; benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance; paid time off; and more.
Level and base salary will be determined through the interview process.

Partner with test infrastructure and data platform teams to increase automated validation coverage, efficiency, and precision while maintaining development and deployment velocity.
Factors may include relevant experience, technical proficiency, expected responsibilities, location, and internal equity.

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