Process Engineer - Electromechanical Assembly & Scale-Up

Zipline; South San Francisco (CA); Vor Ort; USD 104.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Equity compensation

Discretionary bonuses

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Zusammenfassung

Zipline is seeking a Process Engineer to turn complex electro-mechanical products into safe, reliable production lines at our South San Francisco facility. You will own final assembly and feeder sub-assemblies from process definition through validation and sustainment, with on-site work and occasional travel.

You will help scale output from tens to thousands of units per week over the next 1–3 years, bringing a complex sub-assembly in-house and validating its line within months.

Qualifikationen

• 7+ years of hands-on manufacturing engineering experience.
• BS in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Experience PFMEA, control plans, SPC, Cp/Cpk, first-article processes, and production validation.
• Experience designing and validating fixtures, jigs, and tooling using 3D CAD; Siemens NX preferred.
• Experience using MES/ERP and tools such as Minitab, JMP, or Excel to improve yield and process capability.
• End-to-end project ownership, including planning, budgeting, procurement, commissioning, and sustainment with minimal oversight.
• Sound DFM judgment, clear communication, attention to detail, and accountability for safe production and measurable results.

Aufgaben

• Own assigned assembly lines and feeder subassemblies through validation, release, and sustainment.
• Design, procure, install, and commission fixtures, gauges, tooling, workstations, and ergonomic operator flows.
• Define and validate assembly sequences, PFMEAs, control plans, SPC, capability studies, first-article processes, and release criteria.
• Improve first-pass yield, throughput, takt time, equipment reliability, downtime, and cost of poor quality.
• Lead design-for-manufacturing decisions balancing assembly time, inspection, cost, safety, and field reliability.
• Investigate production issues and escapes, validate root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Create SOPs, work instructions, and training materials; train and qualify technicians and line leads.
• Coordinate capacity, layouts, equipment, and readiness with Design Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and Operations; deliver a validated pilot line and stabilize production.

Kenntnisse

Manufacturing engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Root cause analysis

DFM mindset

Ausbildung

BS in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

Siemens NX

MES/ERP

Minitab/JMP/Excel

Jobbeschreibung

Zipline is seeking a Process Engineer to turn complex electro-mechanical products into safe, reliable production lines at our South San Francisco facility. You will own final assembly and feeder sub-assemblies from process definition through validation and sustainment, with on-site work and occasional travel.

You will help scale output from tens to thousands of units per week over the next 1–3 years, bringing a complex sub-assembly in-house and validating its line within months.