Civil/Structural Engineer - Ground Systems Deployment

Energy Jobline ZR; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

relocation support

housing stipend

overtime pay

paid sick time

other benefits

Job summary

Zipline is seeking a Civil/Structural Engineer to join the Ground Systems Deployment team in South San Francisco. You will help roll out charging sites and ground-system infrastructure, ensuring compliance with municipal codes and permitting standards while coordinating with Real Estate, Systems Engineering, and Tower Engineering teams.

You’ll perform structural calculations, develop drawings, and help establish reusable design standards for charging sites, contributing to safe, cost-efficient

Qualifications

• You must have completed the second year of your undergraduate studies in Civil or Structural Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Support the civil and structural design of new Zipline sites, including charging infrastructure, foundations, equipment pads, and other ground-system elements.
• Perform structural calculations and help develop drawings and design documentation that support permitting, construction, and site deployment.
• Help create and improve reusable design standards for charging sites and ground-system hardware, then adapt those standards to real-world site constraints.
• Support permitting and regulatory reviews by helping address comments and coordinate with municipalities, inspectors, consultants, and other external partners.
• Collaborate with teams across Real Estate & Development, Systems Engineering, Tower Engineering, construction, and deployment to understand how engineering decisions affect site layout, constructability, and operations.
• Evaluate site-specific engineering challenges and develop practical solutions that improve safety, constructability, cost, and speed of deployment.
• Gain hands-on experience taking infrastructure from early site concepts through permitting and construction, while learning how civil and structural engineering is applied to a rapidly scaling UAS network.

Skills

Civil/Structural engineering

Bluebeam

AutoCAD

Revit

Communication skills

Education

Second year of undergraduate Civil/Structural Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD software

Revit software

Bluebeam software

Job description

Zipline is seeking a Civil/Structural Engineer to join the Ground Systems Deployment team in South San Francisco. You will help roll out charging sites and ground-system infrastructure, ensuring compliance with municipal codes and permitting standards while coordinating with Real Estate, Systems Engineering, and Tower Engineering teams.

You’ll perform structural calculations, develop drawings, and help establish reusable design standards for charging sites, contributing to safe, cost-efficient