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Senior Production Test Engineer
Zipline
South San Francisco, CA
Category
Engineering
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Job Description
Zipline is the world's largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are seeking a Senior Production Test Engineer to own the electrical, functional, and automated test equipment used to build and validate Zipline products at scale.
Requirements
7+ years of experience developing production test systems, automated test equipment, functional testers, or electrical test platforms.
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
Strong electrical and systems fundamentals, including instrumentation, signal integrity basics, power systems, sensors, actuators, harnessing, and PCBA-level debug.
Experience designing and deploying testers for electro-mechanical or mechatronic products in a production environment.
Strong software skills for test automation; Python preferred, with experience in tools such as LabVIEW, TestStand, C/C++, or similar a plus.
Experience with common communication interfaces such as CAN, UART, Ethernet, USB, I2C, SPI, or other embedded/product interfaces.
Familiarity with DAQ hardware, oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, electronic loads, relays, motion control, pneumatics, and safety systems.
Experience supporting high-volume or highly automated manufacturing environments, ideally with a focus on uptime, throughput, and repeatability.
Understanding of production test metrics such as first-pass yield, false fail rate, tester utilization, cycle time, GR&R, and test coverage.
Ability to root-cause complex issues across product hardware, test software, electrical interfaces, fixtures, and manufacturing process variables.
Experience working cross-functionally with electrical, software, manufacturing, quality, operations, technicians, and external vendors.
Strong documentation and communication skills, with the ability to make test results, tradeoffs, and risks clear to technical and non-technical teams.
High ownership, strong judgment, and willingness to spend significant time on the manufacturing floor solving problems.
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Paid time off
Discretionary annual or performance bonuses
Sales incentives
Equity compensation
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