Senior Electrical Engineer - Ground Systems

Zipline•South San Francisco, CA

14h

About The Position

The Ground Systems team is responsible for developing the components to support the aircraft landing, charging, loading and launching. This role seeks an Electrical Engineer with a strong foundation in EE design and an excellent grasp of electronics development, processes, and tools. You will develop hardware for next-generation ground systems, involving electronics design in areas such as Microprocessor, high-speed communication, GNSS, brushless DC motor drive, power supply, and battery chargers. These components are crucial for enabling autonomous takeoff and landing for Zipline's fleet and seamless integration with shipper sites, aiming to expand Zipline’s impact globally. The position offers collaboration with world-class engineers across disciplines and encourages continuous learning and mentorship. The Ground Systems team addresses challenges in designing robust systems for harsh environments, focusing on performance, reliability, fault tolerance, mass, and cost. This includes designing UL compliant systems for safety and custom electro-mechanical solutions with high-performance embedded computing and high-speed communication. Designs must be robust against environmental, ESD, and EMI threats to succeed in diverse real-world environments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
Minimum 5 years of hardware design experience at business including: Electronics circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout, packaging, integration, validation and transitioning a product to production.
Past success developing electronics for critical systems in fields such as energy, transportation, or medical devices.
Design experience with mixed-signal PCB, high-speed digital PCB, microprocessor, ethernet, power electronics, and motor drive.
Proficiency in schematic capture, PCB layout, and simulation tools (Altium, SPICE, etc.)
Strong lab skills and familiarity with test equipment like oscilloscope, digital multimeter, power analyzer, LCR meter, function generator, spectrum analyzer, etc
Excellent communication and collaboration skills across engineering disciplines
Must be eligible to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

Design experience with UL safety requirements and EMC requirements preferred
Design experience with embedded programming in Linux system is a plus

Responsibilities

Own the electrical design for volume production through a full design cycle including requirements, prototype, schematic capture, layout, and validation.
Making impactful design decisions daily, while working with a high level of independence.
Lead trade studies, understand competing design priorities, and provide direction and clarity for burning down risk.
Collaborate cross-functionally with reliability, mechanical, embedded, and systems engineers in all stages of development, including: Concept: System requirement, specification; Design: Schematic capture, PCB layout, system integration; Validation: Function and reliability test; Production: DFM, design drawings, manufacturing, EOL test, certification; Deployment: Troubleshoot field issues, develop rapid mitigations, roll learnings into future design revision.
Travel occasionally to support supplier and manufacturer visit, product deployment, and field validation.