Electromechanical Test Engineer – Battery & Power Electronics

Zipline; California (MO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Zipline is seeking an Electromechanical Test Equipment Design Engineer to own the design and development of test systems enabling battery and power electronics validation for aerospace-grade drone hardware. You will develop custom fixtures, integrate instrumentation, and automate sequences to generate robust, repeatable data.

The role spans from requirements to deployment, with opportunities at all levels from Engineer I to Staff Engineer, and involves collaboration with Mechanical, Electrical,

Qualifications

• Experience designing electromechanical systems, automated equipment, manufacturing equipment, robotics, or engineering test systems appropriate to your career level.
• Strong mechanical design skills using NX, SolidWorks, or equivalent CAD software.
• Experience integrating electrical hardware including sensors, actuators, relays, power supplies, wiring harnesses, DAQ systems, instrumentation, safety circuits, and industrial controls.
• Experience developing automated systems using Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB, PLCs, NI TestStand, or equivalent tools is preferred.
• Strong engineering fundamentals including machine design, GD&T, tolerance analysis, structural analysis, electrical fundamentals, instrumentation, and system integration.
• Hands-on experience assembling, wiring, debugging, commissioning, and maintaining complex electromechanical systems.
• Experience supporting environmental, vibration, thermal, fatigue, abuse, electrical, or reliability testing is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across mechanical, electrical, software, manufacturing, and reliability teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical tradeoffs and influence engineering decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of electromechanical test equipment from requirements → architecture → design → build → automation → validation → deployment → sustainment.
• Typical Responsibilities
• Design and develop custom electromechanical test equipment for batteries, power electronics, busbars, power distribution systems, and other flight hardware.
• Design integrated systems combining mechanical structures, electrical power distribution, instrumentation, sensors, controls, safety systems, and software automation.
• Develop robust fixtures, enclosures, wiring harnesses, operator interfaces, and safety systems capable of supporting repeatable, high-throughput engineering and production testing.
• Specify and integrate instrumentation including thermocouples, RTDs, load cells, pressure sensors, accelerometers, current and voltage measurement, DAQ hardware, cameras, and programmable power equipment.
• Partner with controls and software engineers—or independently develop automation using Python, LabVIEW, PLCs, NI TestStand, or equivalent tools—to create automated test sequences and data acquisition systems.
• Design and support equipment for battery characterization, DV&P/R, environmental, vibration, thermal, fatigue, abuse, crash, fire mitigation, and electrical validation testing.
• Produce CAD assemblies, detailed drawings, electrical schematics, wiring documentation, bills of materials, and manufacturing documentation for production-ready test equipment.
• Commission, troubleshoot, validate, and continuously improve laboratory equipment to maximize reliability, throughput, safety, and data quality.
• Lead supplier selection, qualification, and integration for externally manufactured fixtures and automated equipment, ensuring long-term maintainability and scalability.
• Collaborate closely with Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Software, Reliability, Manufacturing, Integration & Test, Supplier Quality, and Field Operations to translate engineering questions into robust validation solutions.
• Contribute to engineering standards, laboratory best practices, and reusable test platforms that improve engineering velocity across programs.
• Engineer I / II: Designs fixtures, subsystems, and laboratory equipment with mentorship.
• Senior Engineer: Owns complete electromechanical test systems from concept through deployment.
• Staff Engineer (Lead Engineer): Defines long-term test equipment architecture and validation infrastructure strategy across multiple programs.

Skills

electromechanical design

CAD design

instrumentation

automation

Python

LabVIEW

NI TestStand

systems integration

Tools

NX

SolidWorks

LabVIEW

Python

MATLAB

PLC

NI TestStand

Job description

Zipline is seeking an Electromechanical Test Equipment Design Engineer to own the design and development of test systems enabling battery and power electronics validation for aerospace-grade drone hardware. You will develop custom fixtures, integrate instrumentation, and automate sequences to generate robust, repeatable data.

The role spans from requirements to deployment, with opportunities at all levels from Engineer I to Staff Engineer, and involves collaboration with Mechanical, Electrical,