Zipline International Inc.
Environmental Test Technician
South San Francisco, California, 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
- Environmental Chambers & R&D Test Support:
- Maintain 30+ environmental test chambers used in R&D testing.
- Order, inventory, and manage spare parts, materials, and equipment.
- Support the vibration lab, including electrodynamic shakers, HALT chambers, and other test systems.
- Execute test plans and develop fixtures for dynamic testing.
- Create test setups to match engineering specifications, which includes interpretation of test procedures and diagrams, instrumentation, data acquisition, test article diagnostics, and front-line root causing.
- Instrument test assets, collect periodic data, and validate lab tests by comparing results
- Perform first-pass data analysis, lead root-causing efforts, and write detailed reports driving to root cause using data and first-order analysis to inform design recommendations.
- Flexibility to participate in a rotating on-call schedule and support shifting lab test priorities.
- We design, build, and operate the world's largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience in a machine shop, with proficiency in operating common mechanical equipment.
Nice to have
- Physical ability to climb ladders, lift equipment, and work in confined spaces.
- Preferred (but not required): Prior experience with HVAC/refrigeration systems, data acquisition systems (DAQs), sensors, instrumentation, or vibration controllers.
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.
- As a critical member of the Structural Testing team, you will be part of our mission to make sure that experience is never had by the doctors who rely on us every day.
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