Maintenance and Test Technician
About The Position
As a Maintenance & Test Technician on the System Prototype & Test team at Zipline, you will divide your time between supporting the maintenance of early-stage aircraft and executing tests, primarily at the Esparto test site. This role involves working with Zipline's latest prototype avionics, powertrain, and mechanisms, and collaborating with engineers on design iterations. You will also support field operations to maintain flight vehicles. Key responsibilities 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 responsible for building large jigs and structures, such as wind cannons, tether mounts, and safety barriers, to support full system vehicle testing and development.
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
Benefits
- equity compensation
- overtime pay
- discretionary annual or performance bonuses
- sales incentives
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
