Zipline
Maintenance Operations Engineering Technician
Amarillo, Texas, USA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jun 18, 2026
- Location
- Amarillo, Texas, USA
Amarillo, Texas, United States - Visa sponsorship
- Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
About the job
Maintains and tests prototype aircraft, ground infrastructure, and test equipment to support safe engineering development and field operations.
What you'll do
- Maintain and configure prototype vehicles and test equipment; replace components and keep maintenance records.
- Prepare and execute vehicle checkouts, reliability campaigns, and endurance tests using documented procedures.
- Troubleshoot and document first-order faults, verify test readiness, and report findings to inform engineering decisions.
What they ask for
- Experience operating common machine-shop equipment and building mechanical assemblies, fixtures, jigs, or test hardware.
- Hands-on experience with electrical and electronic assemblies across different power levels and component sizes.
- Experience setting up, instrumenting, executing, and documenting hardware or hardware/software tests alongside engineers.
- Eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
Pay
$25 - $38 USD per hour (hourly rate/base pay)
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