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Zipline

Robot type
Drone
Location
Half Moon BayCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Customer Success
Posted
Jul 12, 2026
Salary
$37–$45 an hour
Full-time

Flight Test Operator, Half Moon Bay

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

  • Own end-to-end daily flight test campaign execution - Acting as Remote Pilot in Command for Zipline’s Autonomous Aircraft - executing mission profiles, feature testing, and fault injection testing
  • Validate functionality through repeatable ground and flight test procedures
  • Troubleshoot and repair software and hardware issues on-site to return aircraft to flight
  • Summarize test results: provide qualitative and quantitative analysis on the performance of an aircraft as it completes its mission - comparing to a set of expected outcomes provided by engineering
  • Escalate flight performance anomalies to engineering and safety, driving discussion towards resolution
  • Enforce and improve site safety: manage risks for prototype flights, run briefings and debriefs, and refine SOPs to reduce repeat failures.
  • Location & schedule: This role is onsite at a Zipline test site (outdoor/field conditions). Expect to work weekends and night shifts, and occasional regional travel between test sites when required.
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