Scaling Manufacturing Engineer, Production Systems

Zipline; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Zipline is hiring an Industrial & Operations Engineer to own factory performance and scale manufacturing operations. You will connect demand, labor, equipment, space, and material flow into an integrated production system.

This hands-on role focuses on on-floor observations, data-driven constraints, and implementing layout, staffing, and process improvements at scale. You’ll analyze bottlenecks, lead time studies, and capacity planning to drive throughput, efficiency, and reduced lead times

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, or related field.
• 3+ years in industrial/manufacturing/operations engineering or similar.
• Strong knowledge of production system design and capacity planning.

Responsibilities

• Own factory-level performance, scalability, and production system design.
• Develop and improve factory layouts and material flow.
• Lead time studies, labor modeling, and line balancing to set production standards.
• Build capacity models translating demand into labor, equipment, and space needs.
• Identify bottlenecks and drive changes to increase throughput and utilization.
• Define WIP, buffer, and rework strategies to protect output.
• Develop operating strategies as products move from prototype to high-rate production.
• Translate targets into factory requirements and scaling plans.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize staffing and automation.

Skills

Factory performance

Capacity planning

Line balancing

Takt time

Time studies

Labor modeling

Process capability

Factory layouts

Data analysis

Problem solving

Education

Industrial Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering

Operations Research

Tools

ERP systems

MES

Python

SQL

Job description

Zipline is hiring an Industrial & Operations Engineer to own factory performance and scale manufacturing operations. You will connect demand, labor, equipment, space, and material flow into an integrated production system.

This hands-on role focuses on on-floor observations, data-driven constraints, and implementing layout, staffing, and process improvements at scale. You’ll analyze bottlenecks, lead time studies, and capacity planning to drive throughput, efficiency, and reduced lead times