Flight Mechanical Test Engineer – Avionics

Zipline; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Equity

Job summary

Zipline is seeking a Mechanical Test Engineer to design, build, and validate test systems used to develop and prove concept functionality for autonomous drone platforms. You will own cradle-to-grave test solutions, collaborating with structures, aero, embedded, and software teams while addressing edge cases from field data and logs.

This is a hands-on role at Zipline’s South San Francisco headquarters, with potential for equity and performance bonuses.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals.
• Cross functional team management experience to balance structures, aero, embedded and software teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain critical test systems.
• Manage test systems for early stage designs and prioritize efforts for maximum impact.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and technicians.
• Pivot as needed while navigating regulatory spaces to wow customers.

Skills

Mechanical design

Test engineering

Team management

Problem solving

Regulatory awareness

Job description

Zipline is seeking a Mechanical Test Engineer to design, build, and validate test systems used to develop and prove concept functionality for autonomous drone platforms. You will own cradle-to-grave test solutions, collaborating with structures, aero, embedded, and software teams while addressing edge cases from field data and logs.

This is a hands-on role at Zipline’s South San Francisco headquarters, with potential for equity and performance bonuses.