Flight Test Project Manager

Zipline • South San Francisco, CA

67d

About The Position

Zipline is on a mission to transform the way goods move. Our aim is to solve the world’s most urgent and complex access challenges by building, manufacturing and operating the first instant delivery and logistics system that serves all humans equally, wherever they are. From powering Rwanda’s national blood delivery network and Ghana’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution, to providing on-demand home delivery for Walmart, to enabling healthcare providers to bring care directly to U.S. homes, we are transforming the way things move for businesses, governments and consumers. The technology is complex but the idea is simple: a teleportation service that delivers what you need, when you need it. Using robotics and autonomy, we are decarbonizing delivery, decreasing road congestion, and reducing fossil fuel consumption and air pollution, while providing equitable access to billions of people and building a more resilient global supply chain. Join Zipline and help us to make good on our promise to build an equitable and more resilient global supply chain for billions of people.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of project management experience, preferably in aerospace, hardware, or complex engineering environments.
• Strong skills in demand forecasting, capacity planning, and schedule management.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and managing multiple concurrent projects.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Background in aerospace, aviation, or hardware product testing environments.
• Familiarity with flight test operations or aircraft development cycles.
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project, Asana).
• PMP, PMI-ACP, or similar certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own allocation of test resources, forecast demand from engineering, translate into schedules, and partner with test leads to strategically scale infrastructure.
• Lead cross-functional build projects, manage material and aircraft movement across sites, maintain project plans and risk registers, and drive proactive risk escalation.
• Develop repeatable scheduling and resource allocation processes, align engineering/production/test teams on priorities, and report progress while resolving bottlenecks.
• Identify gaps in capacity, infrastructure, and processes, implement scalable solutions, and adopt tools that enhance visibility, predictability, and efficiency.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees