11 hours ago
Base Salary
$125k - $145k/yr
Responsibilities
- Implement automated test execution, data pipelines, logging, production dashboards, and MES/MFG integration.
- Own production testers and calibration stations from requirements through build, installation, validation, release, and sustainment.
- Define test coverage, pass/fail limits, golden units, GR&R, capability targets, and release criteria with cross-functional partners.
- Build electrical and functional testers integrating harnesses, DAQ, sensors, actuators, power systems, safety interlocks, and mechanical fixtures.
- Troubleshoot PCBA failures, tester instability, fixture issues, software defects, and product/tester correlation failures on the factory floor.
- Improve first-pass yield, false-fail rates, cycle time, uptime, and utilization, and report progress against targets.
- Coordinate vendor builds, FAT/SAT, qualification, training, calibration, spares, and change control.
- Maintain standardized tester interfaces, procedures, validation records, and maintenance plans for traceable production.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience building production test systems, automated test equipment, or end-of-line testers for electromechanical products, including ownership of multiple shipped tester programs.
- BS in Electrical, Mechatronics, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Hands-on experience with instrumentation, signal measurement, power delivery, harnessing, sensors, actuators, and PCBA debugging.
- Strong test-automation experience; Python is preferred, with experience in LabVIEW, TestStand, embedded test frameworks, and common test instruments.
- Familiarity with CAN, UART, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, USB, and firmware-hardware interactions.
- Demonstrated production improvements, cross-functional coordination, and vendor qualification experience.
- Strong attention to safety and traceability, hands-on troubleshooting ability, and technical judgment under production pressure.
Benefits
- Starting cash range is $125,000-$145,000.
- Total compensation may include equity compensation, discretionary annual or performance bonuses, sales incentives, medical, dental and vision insurance, and paid time off.
- The role supports production environments and includes tester deployment, validation, sustainment, and factory-floor troubleshooting.
About Zipline
Zipline designs, builds, and operates autonomous drone delivery systems for healthcare, retail, and public-sector customers. The privately held company runs end-to-end logistics—aircraft, software, and fulfillment—to deliver blood, vaccines, medicines, and consumer goods. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in South San Francisco, Zipline operates across multiple continents; notable work includes Rwanda’s national blood deliveries and U.S. home delivery pilots with Walmart.