Process Engineer - High-Volume Electromechanical Assembly

Telemetry Today LLC; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Bonus opportunities

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Zipline is seeking a Process Engineer to turn complex electro-mechanical products into safe, reliable production lines for Zipline’s aircraft, docks, and logistics hardware. You will own assigned final assembly and feeder sub-assemblies from process definition and tooling through validation, production release, and sustainment.

This role is based at Zipline’s South San Francisco manufacturing facility and requires regular on-site presence.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on manufacturing engineering experience with complex electromechanical assembly lines, including scaling volume by an order of magnitude.
• A BS in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Practical mastery of 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 is 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.

Responsibilities

• Own assigned assembly lines and feeder subassemblies from process definition, tooling, and pilot builds 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 against agreed targets.
• Lead design-for-manufacturing decisions that balance 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.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

First-article processes

PFMEA

Control plans

SPC

Cp/Cpk

3D CAD

Siemens NX

MES/ERP

Minitab

JMP

Excel

Education

BS in Mechanical Eng

Tools

Siemens NX

MES/ERP

Minitab

JMP

Excel

Job description

Zipline is seeking a Process Engineer to turn complex electro-mechanical products into safe, reliable production lines for Zipline’s aircraft, docks, and logistics hardware. You will own assigned final assembly and feeder sub-assemblies from process definition and tooling through validation, production release, and sustainment.

This role is based at Zipline’s South San Francisco manufacturing facility and requires regular on-site presence.