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We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products. \nOur 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.\nOur 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.\nWe operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth. Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and by scaling the future of logistics. We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds.\nAbout You & the Role\nWe are hiring a Mechatronics Engineer, Production Test to own electrical, functional, and automated test systems that verify Zipline aircraft, dock, delivery pod, and subassembly hardware at scale. Zipline operates safety-critical autonomous aircraft and logistics systems that deliver medicine and essentials across varied field conditions; production test directly affects fleet uptime, field reliability, and customer deliveries. In this role you will lead end-to-end test system delivery for factory floors that support high-throughput manufacturing and rapid product iterations. You will be expevcted to prioritize safety, traceability, and measurable improvements in yield and time-to-deploy while working in a fast-scaling production environment with direct consequences for aircraft reliability and delivery network performance.\nThis opening sits within our manufacturing engineering team; the exact focus will reflect your strengths and the team’s needs. This role is based at Zipline’s South San Francisco manufacturing site (onsite-first with regular floor presence); travel to other Zipline sites or vendor locations may be required for launches and validations.\nWhat You’ll Do\nBuild electrical and functional testers that integrate harnessing, DAQ, sensors, actuators, power systems, safety interlocks, and mechanical fixtures.\nOwn production testers and calibration stations from requirements through internal or vendor build, installation, validation, release, and sustainment.\nDefine test coverage, pass/fail limits, golden units, GR&R, capability targets, and release criteria with design, firmware, quality, and operations partners.\nImplement test automation and data pipelines for repeatable execution, logging, MES/MFG integration, and production dashboards.\nTroubleshoot PCBA failures, tester instability, fixture issues, software defects, and product/tester correlation failures on the factory floor.\nImprove first-pass yield, false-fail rate, cycle time, uptime, and utilization; set targets and report progress monthly.\nCoordinate vendor builds, FAT/SAT, qualification, training, calibration, spares, and change control.\nStandardize tester interfaces and automation to reduce operator steps and touch time; maintain procedures, validation records, and maintenance plans for traceable production.\nWhat You’ll Bring\n2+ years building production test systems, automated test equipment, or end-of-line testers for electro-mechanical or mechatronic products; demonstrated ownership of multiple shipped tester programs.\n5-7 years of relevant experience preferred.\nA BS in Electrical, Mechatronics, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.\nHands-on skills in instrumentation, signal measurement, power delivery, harnessing, sensors, actuators, and PCBA debugging.\nStrong test-automation experience; Python is preferred, with experience in LabVIEW, TestStand, or embedded test frameworks and common test instruments.\nFamiliarity with CAN, UART, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, USB, and firmware-hardware interactions.\nA record of measurable production improvements, cross-functional coordination, and vendor qualification.\nRigorous attention to safety, traceability, hands-on troubleshooting, and technical judgment under production pressure.\nFirst-Year Success\nDeliver and validate production tester programs with documented acceptance criteria and production-release evidence.\nReduce false failures and improve first-pass yield, cycle time, and tester uptime for supported lines.\nSustain traceable, repeatable test execution and report progress against agreed production goals.\nWhat Else You Need to Know\nThe starting cash range for this role is $125,000 - $145,000. Please note that this is a target, starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum qualifications for this role. We are always open to negotiation. The final cash pay for this role will depend on a variety of factors, including a specific candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, working location, and projected impact. The total compensation package for this role may also include: equity compensation; discretionary annual or performance bonuses; sales incentives; benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance; paid time off; and more.\nZipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws or our own sensibilities.\nWe value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!\nVoluntary Self-Identification\nFor government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. 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