System Test Operations Technician

Zipline • South San Francisco, CA

77d

About The Position

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. Do you want to change the world? 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. Through our technology that includes 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.

Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Experience with assembly or operation of electromechanical systems (aircraft, drones, autonomous vehicles)
• Ability to understand and interpret a wide variety of technical documents (electrical specifications, mechanical drawings, etc.)
• Experience in one or several of the following: Assembly of precision mechanical systems, Fabrication and maintaining electrical equipment (test panels, electrical equipment), Assembly of electronics or harness manufacturing (soldering, crimping)
• Enthusiasm for learning software tools
• Experience scheduling equipment uptime and shared use calendars
• Enthusiasm and excitement to learn about how Zipline’s aircraft work and how to make them even better

Responsibilities

• Maintain and assemble autonomous drones including precision mechanical and electrical assembly
• Upkeep, improvement, and development of existing and new system test assets
• Fabricate new test equipment to achieve new system test goals
• Instrument one-off tests, including thermocouples and strain gauges
• Build electrical assemblies including wiring and termination of cables
• Help generate, process, and understand data created in tests
• Accurate reporting of test results and outcomes
• Coordinate the maintenance, scheduling, and improvements to test equipment
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees