Maintenance and Test Technician

Zipline•Half Moon Bay, CA

14h•Onsite

About The Position

You will be working with Zipline's latest prototype avionics, powertrain, and mechanisms, collaborating with engineers on design iterations, and supporting field operations to maintain flight vehicles. Your responsibilities will include running various tests, from quick semi-automated vehicle check-outs to long reliability and endurance campaigns, ensuring all results are clearly documented. Additionally, you will be involved in building large jigs and structures to support full system vehicle testing and development, such as wind cannons, tether mounts, and safety barriers.

Requirements

Experience working in a machine shop and operating common mechanical equipment
Experience working with electronics at different power levels and component size
Experience working on hardware/software projects and collaborating with hardware engineers
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong attention to detail
Ability to understand and interpret a wide variety of technical documents (electrical specification, mechanical drawings, etc…)
Ability to organize data in a way that is easy to understand
Ability to work rotating shifts, including nights and weekends

Responsibilities

Build up vehicle components and test jigs using instructions ranging in quality / completeness
Replace vehicle parts following instructions and updating documentation in the process
Verify that test specifications are correct and can be executed on given resources available
Create test setups to match engineering specifications which includes interpretation of test procedures and diagrams, instrumentation, data acquisition, test article diagnostics and front line root causing
Write high quality and detailed reports that drive to the root of any issues on a given test using data and a first order analysis