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Zipline

Robot type
Drone
Location
South San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Artificial Intelligence
Posted
Jul 24, 2026
Salary
$178,900–$268,300 a year
Full-time

Staff Supplier Industrialization Engineer – Electric Motors

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

  • Lead supplier qualification, development and industrialization for BLDC motors, servo motors, geared motors, actuators and drone propulsion systems.
  • Own supplier readiness from prototype builds through production ramp.
  • Assess supplier manufacturing capability, process maturity, quality systems and capacity.
  • Lead APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, FAI, MSA, SPC and process validation activities.
  • Drive DFM/DFA reviews with engineering and suppliers focusing on rotor/stator design, magnets, winding, bearings, balancing, thermal performance and manufacturing robustness.
  • Lead supplier recovery activities and executive escalations.
  • Drive improvements in cost, quality, delivery, capacity and reliability.
  • Develop should-cost models and support sourcing strategies.
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