- Robot type
- Drone
- Location
- South San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Manufacturing
- Posted
- Sep 22, 2026
Avionics Technician
Job description
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…
Job responsibilities
- Assemble, modify, and rework PCBAs, flex circuits, wiring harnesses, connectors, sensors, antennas, and electromechanical assemblies.
- Perform precision soldering, crimping, cable routing, bonding, fastening, and mechanical integration.
- Execute functional, electrical, environmental, and qualification tests using documented procedures.
- Troubleshoot hardware using schematics, wiring diagrams, test procedures, and lab instrumentation.
- Support prototype builds, engineering experiments, design changes, failure investigations, and production ramp.
- Record build issues, test results, nonconformances, and hardware configuration with clear supporting evidence.
- Provide feedback to engineers on assembly difficulty, workmanship risks, test coverage, and opportunities to improve designs or processes.
- Create and improve work instructions, test procedures, fixtures, and inspection criteria.
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