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Zipline

Robot type
Drone
Location
South San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Manufacturing
Posted
Aug 10, 2026
Salary
$117,000–$175,000 a year
Full-time

Lead, 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

  • Build, manage, and develop a high-performing team of avionics technicians.
  • Hire technicians with the right mix of electronics assembly, rework, integration, test, and troubleshooting skills.
  • Set clear responsibilities, priorities, performance expectations, and development plans for each team member.
  • Plan technician staffing and capacity across prototype builds, engineering tests, qualification campaigns, failure investigations, and production support.
  • Own daily execution and ensure work is completed safely, correctly, and on schedule.
  • Establish standards for soldering, crimping, harness assembly, inspection, ESD controls, test execution, documentation, and configuration control.
  • Develop training and certification programs that expand technician capability and create consistent workmanship across the team.
  • Partner with Electrical, Mechanical, RF, Test, Reliability, Manufacturing, and program leads to anticipate demand and resolve execution constraints.
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