Lead Electromechanical Manufacturing Engineer

Candidate; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Paid time off

Discretionary bonuses

Job summary

Zipline, the world’s leading autonomous logistics company, seeks a Lead Manufacturing Engineer for its South San Francisco facility. You will own final assembly and feeder lines, drive process definitions, tooling, validation, and sustainment to scale output from tens to thousands of units weekly.

You will collaborate across Design, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations to deliver robust lines, ensure safety, and meet reliability targets, with regular on-site work and occasional cross-site

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or related field required.
• Experience with PFMEA, control plans, SPC, Cp/Cpk and production validation.
• Ability to design/validate fixtures, jigs, and tooling using 3D CAD; Siemens NX preferred.
• Experience with MES/ERP and data analysis tools (Minitab/JMP/Excel).
• End-to-end ownership of projects from planning through sustainment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate capacity, layouts, equipment, and readiness; deliver a validated pilot line and stabilize production.
• Own assembly lines and feeder subassemblies from process definition to sustainment.
• Define and validate assembly sequences, PFMEAs, control plans, and release criteria.
• Design, procure, install, and commission fixtures, gauges, tooling, and ergonomic flows.
• Improve yield, throughput, uptime, and cost of quality against targets.
• Lead manufacturing design-for-manufacturing decisions balancing time, cost, and safety.
• Investigate production issues, determine root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Create SOPs, work instructions, and training materials for technicians.

Skills

End-to-end project ownership

PFMEA

Control plans

SPC

Cp/Cpk

First-article processes

Production validation

3D CAD

Siemens NX

MES/ERP

Minitab/JMP/Excel

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

3D CAD software

MES/ERP systems

Job description

Zipline, the world’s leading autonomous logistics company, seeks a Lead Manufacturing Engineer for its South San Francisco facility. You will own final assembly and feeder lines, drive process definitions, tooling, validation, and sustainment to scale output from tens to thousands of units weekly.

You will collaborate across Design, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations to deliver robust lines, ensure safety, and meet reliability targets, with regular on-site work and occasional cross-site