Prototype Maintenance & Test Technician

Namely; Half Moon Bay (CA); On-site; USD 48,216 - 61,992; Full time

Job summary

Zipline is seeking a Maintenance Operations Engineering Technician in Half Moon Bay, California to keep prototype flight vehicles, ground infrastructure, and test equipment safe, configured, and ready for engineering development and field operations.

You’ll own hands-on maintenance and test execution, replacing components, preparing test setups, running endurance campaigns, documenting configurations, isolating first-order issues, and producing test reports that guide reliability improvements

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with mechanical assemblies and fixtures.
• Experience with electrical and electronic test hardware across power levels.
• Ability to instrument, execute, and document hardware tests with engineers.
• Ability to read electrical and mechanical drawings, procedures, and diagrams.
• Disciplined in organizing test data and maintaining configuration records.

Responsibilities

• Maintain prototype aircraft, ground infrastructure, and test equipment for testing campaigns.
• Replace vehicle components and perform checkouts with full documentation.
• Execute semi-automated checkouts, reliability campaigns, and endurance tests.
• Prepare test articles, instrumentation, and data-acquisition systems for tests.
• Verify completed maintenance meets safety, configuration, and data-capture requirements.
• Isolate first-order faults and escalate root causes to engineers.
• Produce test reports linking observations to reliability improvements and design iterations.
• Travel to Zipline locations across the United States as needed.

Skills

Machining & fabrication

Electrical & electronics

Test setup & instrumentation

Troubleshooting

Reading schematics

Documentation & data

On-site maintenance

Shift work readiness

Job description

Zipline is seeking a Maintenance Operations Engineering Technician in Half Moon Bay, California to keep prototype flight vehicles, ground infrastructure, and test equipment safe, configured, and ready for engineering development and field operations.

You’ll own hands-on maintenance and test execution, replacing components, preparing test setups, running endurance campaigns, documenting configurations, isolating first-order issues, and producing test reports that guide reliability improvements