Aircraft Electrical Hardware Reliability Engineer

Zipline; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Zipline is building autonomous aircraft and ground infrastructure for global delivery. As an Electrical Hardware Reliability Engineer, you will tackle RF, analog, digital, and power circuits to identify failures and extend hardware lifetime across our aircraft and ground systems.

You will own reliability strategies, lead DFMEA with cross-functional teams, define test plans, run ALT campaigns, and drive data-driven decisions to raise system reliability as Zipline scales its autonomous logistics

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Hands-on experience developing and validating safety-critical electromechanical systems.
• Solid understanding of schematic design and PCB layout for analog, digital, RF, and power circuits.
• Strong technical communication skills for clear, concise documentation and cross-functional alignment.

Responsibilities

• Own the reliability strategy for mission-critical electronic subsystems.
• Allocate and decompose system reliability requirements into design-level specs.
• Lead DFMEA efforts with cross-functional teams to identify risks and mitigation.
• Develop Accelerated Life Testing (ALT) and environmental test campaigns.
• Author test plans and procedures with data-driven pass/fail criteria.
• Lead failure analysis and root cause investigations from component to system.
• Sign off on test verification results and assess flight readiness from reliability.
• Define operational life limits and service intervals using data and models.
• Advocate reliability across functions and at appropriate program stages.
• Improve Zipline’s reliability methods, tools, and decision processes as the product scales.

Skills

Electrical engineering fundamentals

Schematic design & PCB layout

RF, analog, digital, power circuits

DFR PoF knowledge

Technical communication

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Zipline is building autonomous aircraft and ground infrastructure for global delivery. As an Electrical Hardware Reliability Engineer, you will tackle RF, analog, digital, and power circuits to identify failures and extend hardware lifetime across our aircraft and ground systems.

You will own reliability strategies, lead DFMEA with cross-functional teams, define test plans, run ALT campaigns, and drive data-driven decisions to raise system reliability as Zipline scales its autonomous logistics