Zipline International Inc.
Senior/Staff Electrical Engineer - Long Range Platform
South San Francisco, California, USA · Staff+
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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$14,821 more — $189,821 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $189,821 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Electrical Engineers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Electrical Engineers (17-2071) · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Do you thrive in environments where you're given ownership, creative freedom, and complex challenges to tackle?
- If so, join the engineering team at Zipline-where your work directly impacts lives every day.
- Zipline's long-range drone platform began operations in Rwanda in 2016.
Responsibilities
- Own the electrical design for volume production through a design cycle including requirements, prototype, schematic capture, layout, and validation.
- Make 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.
- 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.
- Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people's lives and by scaling the future of logistics.
- Mixed signal design and high speed design
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with a strong foundation in first principles engineering
- Experience with at least some of the following areas:
- A desire to spend time in the engineering lab and experience with common lab equipment, such as an Oscilloscope, DMM, TDR, LCR, Network Analyzer, etc.
- Must be eligible to work in the US.
- Must be able to work at Zipline's South San Francisco office.
- Please note that this is a target, starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum qualifications for this role.
Compensation
- 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.
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.
Visa & Work Authorization
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