Lead Mechanical Engineer – Production Equipment (On-site)

Telemetry Today LLC

South San Francisco (CA)

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USD 150 000 - 180 000

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há 8 horas

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Resumo da oferta

Zipline's South San Francisco manufacturing site is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to own mechanical equipment for aircraft assembly and subsystem integration. You will design, build, commission, and improve production tooling on the factory floor while mentoring a small team and coordinating with cross-functional partners.

Your work will impact throughput, first-pass yield, cycle time, equipment uptime, and fleet readiness.

Qualificações

2+ years designing production equipment, fixtures, or custom automation in a high-volume or fast-ramping manufacturing environment.
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
Demonstrated mastery of GD&T, tolerance analysis, mechanism design, material selection, and failure-mode thinking for assembly tooling.
Proficiency in 3D CAD; Siemens NX preferred (SolidWorks/Creo experience acceptable with strong NX learning intent).
Hands-on experience commissioning equipment on the factory floor: supporting fabrication, build, debug, test, and operator training; on-site work.
Practical knowledge of pneumatics, actuators, sensors, linear motion, machine guarding, and industrial electrical interfaces used in tooling and small automation.
Track record delivering quantitative outcomes (cycle time, uptime, FPY, cost per unit) and making trade-offs between throughput, reliability, and maintainability.
Ability to lead vendor builds and perform acceptance testing to technical drawings and QA criteria.

Responsabilidades

Lead mechanical equipment design reviews and technical tradeoffs, establish consistent tooling standards, and coordinate priorities and release readiness across equipment projects.
Own end-to-end delivery of production equipment and tooling projects for aircraft and electro-mechanical subsystems: requirements, CAD (Siemens NX), detailed drawings, vendor fabrication oversight, build, commissioning, and production release.
Deliver measurable improvements: increase tooling availability above 95%, reduce manual assembly cycle time by 20-40% per station, and improve first-pass yield (FPY) on targeted assemblies by at least 10% within the first 6-12 months of deployment.
Design and install alignment fixtures, press and torque tooling, ergonomic operator stations, poka-yoke devices, handling/transport fixtures, and automated end-of-line test rigs tied to build and test specs for aircraft, battery packs, and docks.
Lead on-line debugging and rapid root-cause analysis during launches and ramp phases; be prepared to run weekend or evening commissioning efforts during critical releases.
Create and enforce tooling design standards, GD&T practices, tolerance stacks, and material/process selections that meet safety and maintainability requirements for autonomous hardware.
Mentor and review work of 1-4 tooling engineers and technicians: set priorities, approve releases, run design reviews, and recruit/hire as required.
Coordinate cross-functionally with Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Test Engineering, and Field Operations to align tooling scope, test requirements, and production schedules.
Manage relationships with fabricators and vendors: write technical RFQs, evaluate proposals, verify vendor QC, and perform acceptance testing at build and after installation.