Zipline International Inc.
Technical Program Manager, Facilities
South San Francisco, California, USA
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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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Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$659 more — $160,659 — 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 $160,659 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 "Industrial Engineers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Industrial Engineers (17-2112) · 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
- 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
- Lead a portfolio of facilities capital projects, establishing scope, success criteria, budgets, schedules, and accountable owners from project initiation through handoff.
- Partner with internal teams to define space, equipment, utility, and operational requirements. Separate essential needs from preferences and turn them into clear project scopes.
- Coordinate architects, engineers, contractors, and specialty vendors through design, permitting, procurement, and construction. Set deliverables and resolve gaps between disciplines and project packages.
- Use technical judgment to evaluate building-system capacity, equipment requirements, constructability, and maintainability. Challenge unnecessary scope and develop alternatives that improve cost or schedule while meeting safety and performance requirements.
- Build integrated project schedules that account for permits, long-lead equipment, utility connections, shutdowns, and occupancy requirements. Identify critical dependencies and drive timely decisions.
- Develop requests for proposals and evaluate bids with Procurement and project partners. Track commitments, forecasts, and change orders, and make clear recommendations on scope and spending decisions.
- Maintain clear reporting on milestones, budgets, risks, and decisions. Escalate issues with a recommended path forward and drive recovery plans when delivery is at risk.
- Lead readiness reviews and coordinate commissioning, inspections, punch-list completion, and handoff. Ensure Facilities and end users receive the documentation, training, and maintenance information needed to operate the space.
- The ability to read technical drawings, assess building-system and equipment dependencies, and ask the questions needed to identify design or execution risks. Working knowledge of permitting, construction sequencing, and commissioning.
- A hands-on approach to execution, curiosity about how facilities support the business, and ownership of problems through resolution.
Requirements
- 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!
- Your work will include new facilities, renovations, equipment installations, utility upgrades, and relocations, coordinating the building systems and operational dependencies required to bring each space into service.
Compensation
- The total compensation package for this role may also include: equity compensation; overtime pay; 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.
- We are looking for someone who combines technical judgment with hands-on program execution.
- You ask why a requirement exists, challenge assumptions with evidence, and find practical ways to meet competing needs.
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