Electrical Engineer - Production Test & Automation

Zipline; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Zipline in South San Francisco seeks an Electrical Engineer, Production Test to own electrical, functional, and automated test systems for aircraft, dock, pod, and subassembly builds. You will lead end-to-end test system delivery for high-throughput manufacturing and rapid product iterations.

You will prioritize safety, traceability, and measurable improvements in yield and time-to-deploy while working in a fast-scaling production environment with direct impact on reliability and delivery

Qualifications

• 2+ years building production test systems or end-of-line testers.
• 5–7 years of relevant experience preferred.
• BS in Electrical, Mechatronics, or related engineering field.
• Hands-on shop-floor experience with electronics and testing.

Responsibilities

• Own design, delivery, and sustainment of production testers and calibration stations.
• Define tester acceptance criteria and pass/fail limits with cross-functional partners.
• Implement test automation and data pipelines to enable high-throughput testing.
• Troubleshoot escalations on the floor and drive measurable yield improvements.
• Lead cross-functional launches with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Operations.

Skills

Production test systems

Test automation

Shop-floor debugging

Electrical debugging

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Mechatronics or related

Tools

LabVIEW

TestStand

Python

DAQ / data acquisition

Job description

Zipline in South San Francisco seeks an Electrical Engineer, Production Test to own electrical, functional, and automated test systems for aircraft, dock, pod, and subassembly builds. You will lead end-to-end test system delivery for high-throughput manufacturing and rapid product iterations.

You will prioritize safety, traceability, and measurable improvements in yield and time-to-deploy while working in a fast-scaling production environment with direct impact on reliability and delivery