Zipline International Inc.
Senior Electrical Engineer
South San Francisco, California, USA · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 hours ago
NLPLogisticsThermal AnalysisPCB DesignAltiumEMI/EMCElectrical EngineeringPower ElectronicsCommunicationCollaboration
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
- Own the electrical design of Zipline's drone charging systems for volume production through a full design cycle including requirements, prototype, schematic capture, layout, and validation.
- Shape the architecture of Zipline's next generation product, making 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.
- Proactively seek out opportunities for improvement in system and component level design.
- 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 revisions
- Travel occasionally to support supplier and manufacturer visit, product deployment, and field validation
Requirements
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S.
- If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!
Nice to have
- Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and testing power electronics hardware (AC-DC, DC-DC, battery charging, etc.)
- Strong understanding of high-voltage power semiconductors like SiC or Si MOSFETs
- Deep knowledge of circuit topologies for AC-DC and DC-DC power conversion
- Design experience with MCU and digital communications (Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART)
- Proficiency in schematic capture, PCB layout, and simulation tools (Altium, SPICE, etc.)
- Familiarity with UL, IEC, and other electrical safety standards
- Strong lab skills and familiarity with test equipment like oscilloscope, digital multimeter, power analyzer, LCR meter, function generator, spectrum analyzer, etc
Company info
- We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere.
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