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Zipline

Robot type
Drone
Location
South San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Manufacturing
Posted
Aug 28, 2026
Salary
$75,000–$100,000 a year
Full-time

Hardware Test & Prototype Technician, Dropbox

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, integrate, rework, and maintain Dropbox prototypes and test articles.
  • Build mechanical and electromechanical assemblies containing structures, mechanisms, motors, transmissions, sensors, PCBAs, harnesses, connectors, and seals.
  • Interpret engineering drawings, CAD views, bills of materials, wiring diagrams, assembly instructions, and test procedures.
  • Provide practical feedback when designs, drawings, tolerances, fastener access, cable routing, or assembly sequences are unclear or difficult to execute.
  • Fabricate and modify prototype components, brackets, fixtures, guards, and test equipment using appropriate shop tools and processes.
  • Perform mechanical assembly using torque tools, adhesives, thread-locking compounds, bearings, belts, fasteners, seals, and alignment features.
  • Build, route, terminate, and troubleshoot wiring harnesses and electromechanical connections.
  • Instrument test articles using load cells, force and torque sensors, thermocouples, displacement sensors, cameras, current sensors, and data-acquisition equipment.
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