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Zipline

Robot type
Drone
Location
South San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Hardware
Posted
Jul 17, 2026
Salary
$130,000–$180,000 a year
Full-time

Test Equipment Design Engineer, Battery and Power Electronics

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

  • Design and develop custom electromechanical test equipment for batteries, power electronics, busbars, power distribution systems, and other flight hardware.
  • Design integrated systems combining mechanical structures, electrical power distribution, instrumentation, sensors, controls, safety systems, and software automation.
  • Develop robust fixtures, enclosures, wiring harnesses, operator interfaces, and safety systems capable of supporting repeatable, high-throughput engineering and production testing.
  • Specify and integrate instrumentation including thermocouples, RTDs, load cells, pressure sensors, accelerometers, current and voltage measurement, DAQ hardware, cameras, and programmable power equipment.
  • Partner with controls and software engineers—or independently develop automation using Python, LabVIEW, PLCs, NI TestStand, or equivalent tools—to create automated test sequences and data acquisition systems.
  • Design and support equipment for battery characterization, DV&P/R, environmental, vibration, thermal, fatigue, abuse, crash, fire mitigation, and electrical validation testing.
  • Produce CAD assemblies, detailed drawings, electrical schematics, wiring documentation, bills of materials, and manufacturing documentation for production-ready test equipment.
  • Commission, troubleshoot, validate, and continuously improve laboratory equipment to maximize reliability, throughput, safety, and data quality.
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