Visual Observer, Overnight Shift (Contract Opportunity)

Zipline • Esparto, CA

3h • Onsite

About The Position

Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service, on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. They design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Currently, Zipline operates on four continents, making a delivery every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products. Their customers include prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants, and global businesses who rely on them to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide fast delivery. Zipline's system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back, with over 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown. They are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth, motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and scaling the future of logistics. The Flight Operations team at Zipline is growing and is looking for individuals with sound judgment, excellent interpersonal skills, and exceptionally high standards to join their Flight Test Operations team in the United States. Success in this role requires a process-minded approach on every flight, a safety-oriented attitude, flexibility, and enthusiasm for using cutting-edge technology to help others.

Requirements

• A positive attitude, driven to solve problems and support teammates
• Must be eligible to work in the US
• Ability to work in varying weather conditions, outdoors and standing for long/extended periods of time.

Nice To Haves

• Part 107, Drone, UAS or Aviation Experience Preferred

Responsibilities

• Participate in all pre-operational briefings and other required crew activities.
• Monitors assigned airspace along a flight route prior to launch, during flight and delivery phases of UAS testing.
• Assists in collision avoidance activities (e.g. identification of non-cooperative traffic and communication with the RPIC), as well as the identification of hazardous weather conditions and other unforeseen hazards (e.g. open air assemblies).
• Is an advocate for safety!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees