- Robot type
- Drone
- Location
- South San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Artificial Intelligence
- Posted
- Jul 27, 2026
- Salary
- $120,000–$247,000 a year
Supplier Industrialization Engineer
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
- Plan, organize, direct and conduct industrialization related activities within the Design Engineering , Manufacturing, Material Planning, New Product Introduction (NPI) and Supply Chain teams.
- Participate in Supplier Design for Manufacturability (DFM) reviews, guide suppliers in efficient use of poka-yokes, best methods of gauging, and correct tools or assembly equipment to use.
- Lead, track and improve Supplier manufacturing process development and launch readiness for design changes, new products and outsourcing initiatives.
- Lead and implement Supplier improvements in scalability, cost, and quality.
- Guide Suppliers in developing exceptionally robust processes and procedures to promote seamless and efficient production of high quality electrical components.
- Facilitate communication and clarification of technical requirements between Suppliers and Zipline’s Design, Internal Quality and Procurement teams.
- Drive improvements utilizing Lean methodologies, Statistical Process Control (SPC), and supplier scorecards.
- Own should-cost modelling and support GSM in pricing/negotiations.
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