Electrical Project Engineer, Towers

Zipline•South San Francisco, CA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Zipline’s autonomous drone delivery system relies on a robust power infrastructure. This role seeks a hands-on, commercially-minded Electrical Project Engineer to manage the end-to-end electrical architecture of Zipline's charging towers, from the site stub-up to the charging docks. The position demands a combination of technical expertise in NEC/UL compliance, practical experience with on-site deployments, and strategic financial planning to design a globally scalable and cost-effective system.

Requirements

Hands-on experience pulling 1-inch diameter power cables and understanding the physical reality of bend radii and conduit constraints.
Professional experience designing industrial electrical systems (UL508a, UL67), heavy machinery wiring, or complex infrastructure projects.
Expert-level knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and experience navigating UL certification processes for industrial equipment.
Expertise in power distribution panels, conduits, wire trough, industrial ethernet cable design, and site-level electrical stubs (rather than board-level electronics).
Proficiency in RapidHarness (or other) for designing and managing ruggedized, outdoor-rated cable assemblies.
A proven ability to perform financial trade-off studies, calculate the ROI of design changes, and articulate those savings to leadership.

Nice To Haves

Ability to navigate and perform basic design tasks in Mechanical CAD to ensure electrical components fit seamlessly into the tower structure.
Experience managing contractors or field technicians during the "stub-up" and infrastructure phase of a project.

Responsibilities

Design the power distribution and cable harnesses for P2 charging towers, documenting and managing complex wire runs between docking stations and the site stub-up (using RapidHarness or NX).
Own the Bill of Materials (BOM) for the tower’s electrical systems, performing trade-off analyses to reduce costs without compromising safety or reliability.
Lead the process for obtaining design and site sign-offs from Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs), ensuring compliance with NEC standards and UL-listed raceway certification.
Build and present data-backed arguments to compare design iterations, defending architectural choices based on cost, ease of deployment, and long-term reliability.
Support on-site work during deployments to ensure theoretical designs are accurately translated into real-world installations.