Lead, Autonomous Drone Fleet Maintenance

Speedrun Talent Network; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

Zipline is hiring a Maintenance Manager for US Operations in Atlanta. You will own daily maintenance execution for local fleets and systems, making airworthiness decisions and guiding the shop floor toward dependable availability.

You will lead supervisors and technicians, stay hands-on in maintenance, and elevate technical questions through proper channels to sustain growth. Responsibilities include scheduling, backlogs, planning, and tracking performance metrics while enforcing SOPs and safety

Qualifications

• 5+ years in hands-on maintenance, fleet management, or technical leadership in automotive, autonomy, aviation, or related field.
• Experience leading daily execution in safety-sensitive or regulated maintenance environments.
• Ability to earn and maintain Zipline Repairman certification for authorized safety-sensitive maintenance functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily maintenance execution and approved airworthiness determinations for local systems and fleet assets.
• Own workflow from asset receiving and conformity checks through inspection, repair, documentation, and return-to-service coordination.
• Set maintenance schedules, shift coverage, backlog priorities, and work-in-progress to meet operational readiness goals.
• Conduct maintenance planning to support continued airworthiness and fleet health programs.
• Coach technicians and supervisors to high performance levels through training, clear expectations, direct feedback, and accountability.
• Track and improve asset downtime, uptime, turnaround, first-time-fix quality, backlog closure, and productivity.
• Enforce maintenance SOPs, safety protocols, qualification practices, and audit-ready recordkeeping.
• Partner with engineering and compliance to root-cause recurring issues and improve maintenance processes.
• Monitor KPIs and ensure safe and efficient maintenance operations.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Fleet management

Safety-focused

Repair and inspection workflows

Onsite work

Decision making under procedures

Productivity improvement

Ability to work onsite

Tools

Zipline Repairman certification

Job description

Zipline is hiring a Maintenance Manager for US Operations in Atlanta. You will own daily maintenance execution for local fleets and systems, making airworthiness decisions and guiding the shop floor toward dependable availability.

You will lead supervisors and technicians, stay hands-on in maintenance, and elevate technical questions through proper channels to sustain growth. Responsibilities include scheduling, backlogs, planning, and tracking performance metrics while enforcing SOPs and safety