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Zipline

Robot type
Drone
Location
South San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Product
Posted
Sep 3, 2026
Contract

Concept and Architecture Engineering Contractor

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

  • Work directly with members of the New Products team on ambiguous, open-ended technical problems.
  • Generate and evaluate concepts from first principles rather than simply iterating on existing solutions.
  • Bring lessons, approaches, and intuition from difficult problems solved in other products and industries.
  • Rapidly sketch, prototype, analyze, or otherwise communicate potential solutions.
  • Challenge our assumptions and help identify portions of the design space we may have overlooked.
  • Use direct exposure to Zipline's systems and operations to develop a grounded understanding of the problem.
  • Operate effectively with very little structure and incomplete information.
  • Maintain strict confidentiality regarding the project and information shared during the engagement.

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