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Zipline

Robot type
Drone
Location
South San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Product
Posted
Aug 5, 2026
Salary
$140,000–$180,000 a year
Full-time

Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager, Manufacturing Strategy & Operations

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 requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in technical program management, manufacturing strategy, business operations, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience in a complex hardware, manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, robotics, medical-device, or similarly technical environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to structure ambiguous problems and translate quantitative and qualitative analysis into clear recommendations.
  • Experience developing capacity plans, labor models, operational strategies, organizational plans, or business cases.
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing concepts such as capacity, takt time, throughput, yield, labor utilization, equipment constraints, and production readiness.
  • Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives through implementation and measurable results.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentations and decision documents.
  • Advanced proficiency with Excel or Google Sheets.

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