Zipline
Engineering Test Technician – Ground Systems
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 28, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 2–5+ years; related hands-on hardware experience is an alternative.
About the job
Builds, tests, troubleshoots, and improves electrical hardware and test systems supporting Zipline’s autonomous delivery ground infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Assemble electrical prototypes, harnesses, fixtures, and engineering builds; verify wiring and build quality.
- Set up and run functional, environmental, reliability, qualification, and field-simulation tests; collect and document results.
- Troubleshoot hardware and test failures, communicate findings, and improve test procedures, lab operations, and documentation.
What they ask for
- 2–5+ years of experience in engineering test, electronics, manufacturing test, new product introduction, or a related hands-on hardware role.
- Hands-on experience building, testing, and troubleshooting electrical hardware, prototypes, or test equipment; proficiency in soldering, harness fabrication, crimping, connector assembly, wire termination, and PCB rework.
- Experience using oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, data acquisition systems, and other electrical lab equipment.
- Ability to interpret schematics and test procedures, document test results, and basic familiarity with Linux-based systems and automated test environments.
Nice to have
- Python scripting or experience with automated test equipment and data acquisition systems.
- Experience in aerospace, robotics, autonomous systems, electric vehicles, environmental testing, or validation and qualification programs.
Pay
$41-$52 USD per hour (starting hourly rate)
Tools
Linux, Python, oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, data acquisition systems, environmental chambers, sensors
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