Zipline International Inc.
Engineering Test 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
- Build and assemble electrical hardware
- Assemble and modify electrical prototypes, wire harnesses, test fixtures, breakout boards, and engineering builds.
- Perform soldering, wire termination, crimping, heat shrinking, connector assembly, and PCB rework to engineering standards.
- Verify wiring, harness integrity, continuity, and build quality before testing.
- Follow build documentation and communicate discrepancies, design concerns, and improvement opportunities to engineering teams.
- Create and execute engineering tests
- Create, maintain, and operate electrical and electromechanical test setups based on engineering requirements.
- Collect, organize, and document test results in a structured and repeatable manner.
- Partner with engineering teams to isolate root causes, support corrective actions, and clearly communicate findings and recommendations. Zipline | Engineering Test Technician - Ground Systems (Electrical Systems)
- Support data collection and analysis
Requirements
- 2-5+ years of experience in engineering test, electronics, manufacturing test, new product introduction,
- Proficiency with soldering, wire harness fabrication, crimping, connector assembly, wire termination, and
- Experience using oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, data acquisition systems, and other
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, assembly drawings, and test
- Experience collecting test data, executing technical procedures, and documenting results clearly.
- Ability to work independently with limited instruction while collaborating effectively across engineering
Nice to have
- Experience with automated test equipment, data acquisition systems, or Python scripting for test
- automation and troubleshooting.
- Experience in aerospace, robotics, autonomous systems, electric vehicles, or other complex
- electromechanical products.
- Experience supporting new product introduction, engineering validation, or qualification programs.
- Experience with environmental testing, including thermal, vibration, or ingress protection testing.
- Experience creating or improving standard operating procedures, work instructions, and engineering
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Compensation
- $41k-$52k
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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