Senior Production Test Engineer

Zipline
South San Francisco, CA
Category Engineering
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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