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# Electrical Supplier Industrialization Engineer - Long Range Platform at Zipline 

- **Company:** Zipline 
- **Location:** South San Francisco California, United States
- **Posted:** 2026-07-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://www.zipline.com/open-roles/7801753003?gh_jid=7801753003

## Job description

## About Zipline

Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products.

Our customers include the world’s largest and most prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide delivery from point A to point B as fast as possible. The drone is only 15% of what we’ve built to enable seamless, reliable, global operations.

Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe.

We operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth. Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and by scaling the future of logistics. We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds.

## About You and The Role

You will own technical industrialization and ongoing supplier performance for PCBAs, cable assemblies, wire harnesses, connectors, and related electrical components that go into Zipline’s Long Range Platform. This role sits at the intersection of Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to move electrical hardware from prototype to reliable, repeatable production for an autonomy-focused, aviation-grade product. Your work directly affects flight readiness, field reliability, and program schedules — failures at supplier handoffs create flight delays, grounding risk, and customer-impacting outages.

## What You'll Do

- Act as the single technical owner for assigned electrical parts and supplier relationships (PCBAs, cables, harnesses, connectors) across prototype → qualification → volume production. Own technical decisions, risk acceptance, and supplier technical performance metrics.
- Define and enforce part-specific qualification criteria, inspection plans, control plans, acceptance criteria, and manufacturing data packages required for production release and flight qualification. Approve technical evidence before production sign-off.
- Drive supplier selection and capability assessments including on-site audits, capability gap remediation, process flow validation, and production-readiness reviews at supplier sites and at Zipline build/test sites.
- Develop and validate manufacturing and test processes with suppliers: process routings, work instructions, AOI/ICT/functional test strategies, and inline/outgoing sampling schemes to meet targeted yield and defect-rate goals.
- Lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions for supplier defects using structured methods (8D, PFMEA, SPC). Own containment-to-permanent-fix lifecycle and verify supplier corrective actions at source.
- Define and track measurable supplier performance metrics (ppm, yield, process capability Cp/Cpk, on-time delivery %) and customer-impact KPIs tied to flight readiness and program schedule. Escalate and drive cross-functional remediation when metrics exceed thresholds.
- Partner daily with Design Engineering to improve manufacturability and testability (DFM/DFT), issue engineering changes, and close deviation reviews with traceable dispositioning.
- Manage multiple concurrent supplier industrialization projects; maintain technical records, risk logs, decision points, and open-action cadence to meet program delivery milestones.
- Travel routinely to supplier locations and Zipline sites to lead onboarding, qualification builds, failure investigations, and continuous improvement activities. Prepare and present technical status and risk assessments to program leads and stakeholders.

## What You'll Bring

- BS in Electrical, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience with 5+ years of experience in hands-on production environments.
- Proven, hands-on supplier industrialization or supplier quality experience with PCBAs, PCB fabrication/assembly, cable assemblies, and wire harnesses. Must have driven supplier qualification and production release for flight- or mission-critical hardware or similarly reliability-sensitive systems.
- Demonstrated track record owning supplier technical performance and delivering measurable improvements (example: reduced supplier defect ppm, improved Cp/Cpk, or shortened qualification lead time). Include concrete examples in application.
- Deep practical knowledge of electrical assembly manufacturing and test: SMT through-wave, through-hole repair, conformal coating, cable termination/crimping/overmolding, AOI, ICT, functional test, and fixture design for volume production.
- Familiarity with inspection and quality tools: FAI/PPAP, PFMEA, control plans, gauge R&R, process capability studies, SPC, and structured problem solving (8D, 5-Why). Ability to author and review manufacturing data packages and acceptance criteria.
- Able to read and drive changes to schematics, PCB/PCBA fabrication & assembly drawings, BOMs, and supplier documentation. Altium experience is a plus but not mandatory.
- Comfortable working in high-ambiguity, high-urgency environments where supplier fixes directly impact flight operations. Must be willing and able to travel to supplier and Zipline sites (~30–50% typical, configurable by program) and perform hands-on supplier engineering work onsite.
- Strong technical judgment, decisiveness, authoritative written and verbal communication with suppliers and senior stakeholders, and a bias to own issues to resolution.

Location and Logistics

- This role is based in South San Francisco and onsite to support prototype builds, qualification, production launches, and issue resolution.
- Zipline sponsors work authorization when needed

Success Metrics You’ll Be Measured Against

- Assigned electrical parts meet agreed qualification and acceptance criteria and are produced by suppliers at target yield and defect-rate limits supporting flight schedules.
- Supplier technical risks are identified early, tracked, and mitigated so program milestones and field reliability targets are met.
- Engineering documentation and supplier manufacturing data packages are complete, traceable, and enable predictable production handoffs.
- Supplier performance metrics are stable or improving (reduced ppm, improved Cp/Cpk, and reliable on-time delivery) and corrective actions are verified at source

What Else You Need to Know

Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws or our own sensibilities.

We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply! Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

As set forth in Zipline ’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

## About Zipline 

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Zipline is an American robotics company that operates the world’s largest autonomous drone delivery service, transporting medical supplies, food, and retail goods across multiple continents.
- **Entity Type**: Private (early-stage startup)
- **Headquarters**: South San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: March 2014
- **Founders**: Keller Rinaudo Cliffton, Keenan Wyrobek, Ryan Oksenhorn, William Hetzler

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Logistics / Drone delivery
- **Target customers**: B2B (healthcare systems, governments, retailers like Walmart and Chipotle) and B2C (home delivery via the Zipline app)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Build the first logistics system that serves all people equally” – initially focused on saving lives by delivering blood and medicine to remote communities, now expanded to instant urban delivery.

## Products & Services
- **Platform 1 (P1)**: Long-range, rural delivery drone. Carries up to 4 lbs, roundtrip range 120+ miles, cruise speed 60 mph. Uses parachute delivery. Designed for enterprise, government, and healthcare supply chains.
- **Platform 2 (P2)**: Urban/suburban home delivery drone. Carries up to 8 lbs, service radius 10 miles (or 24 miles one way), cruise speed 70 mph. Delivers via a tether from up to 300 ft, allowing contactless drop-off. Launched in 2025 and used for food, retail, and health products.
- **Zipping Points**: Modular ground stations that allow businesses to load orders onto drones without specialized equipment.
- **FlightIQ**: Advanced onboard autonomy and perception suite for safe navigation and delivery.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: 2 million commercial deliveries completed (as of January 2026) and 130 million autonomous miles flown.[wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipline_(drone_delivery_company))[zipline-fact-sheet](https://www.zipline.com/about/zipline-fact-sheet)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not disclosed in available sources. Key partners include Walmart, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Crumbl, Blaze Pizza, Wendy’s, and many other restaurant brands. In healthcare, works with more than 5,000 hospitals and health centers.
- **Growth Signals**: Expanded into urban home delivery in 2025 (P2) with service in Pea Ridge, Arkansas and 20+ communities in Dallas-Fort Worth. Obtained FAA authorization for beyond visual line of sight operations. Reports 56% decrease in maternal mortality and 66% decrease in missed malaria treatments in served regions.[zipline-fact-sheet](https://www.zipline.com/about/zipline-fact-sheet)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Autonomous drone fleet**: One of the world’s largest commercial deployments of autonomous robots, with custom software running on Nvidia chips.
- **FAA approval**: All operations and aircraft are FAA-approved, including pioneering use of Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM).
- **Quieter than road vehicles**: Drones hover high and descend on a tether, generating noise lower than common neighborhood sounds.
- **Extensive testing**: One of the largest aviation testing campaigns, with operations in rain, wind, and storms.
- **Integrated logistics platform**: Beyond drones, Zipline provides warehousing, inventory management, cold chain storage, and fulfillment software.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling the Platform 2 urban delivery network across the U.S., particularly through partnerships with major retailers and restaurants.
- Deepening healthcare impact by expanding into new countries and product categories (prescriptions, groceries, convenience items).
- Continuing to reduce delivery times and environmental footprint (0 emissions per delivery, compared to automotive delivery).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture values**: Ownership & Accountability, Direct Feedback & Communication, Continuous Improvement, Customer Obsession, Servant Leadership (as stated on careers page). Emphasis on “Make it matter” and mission-driven work.[careers](https://www.zipline.com/careers)
- **Work environment**: Headquartered in South San Francisco with hardware and software teams. The company assembles its drones in America. Likely on-site given the hardware focus; remote/hybrid policy not explicitly stated.
- **Impact**: Opportunity to work on life-saving technology (60,000+ lives saved) and shape the future of instant logistics.
- **Engineering culture**: Build and iterate on autonomous systems, airspace deconfliction, and large-scale robotics deployments.

## Sources
1. [Zipline Careers](https://www.zipline.com/careers)
2. [Zipline Homepage](https://www.zipline.com/)
3. [About Zipline](https://www.zipline.com/about)
4. [Zipline Fact Sheet](https://www.zipline.com/about/zipline-fact-sheet)
5. [Wikipedia - Zipline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipline_(drone_delivery_company))
6. [Greenhouse Careers Page](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/flyzipline)

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