Zipline
Manufacturing Process Engineer
$104K–$170K
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 2+ years required; 5–7 years preferred.
- Education
- BS in Mechanical Engineering or a related field required; advanced degree is a plus.
About the job
Own and scale validated assembly and sub-assembly production lines for Zipline’s electro-mechanical aircraft, docks, and logistics hardware.
What you'll do
- Develop, validate, release, and sustain assembly processes, tooling, fixtures, and production lines.
- Define process controls and investigate production issues; improve yield, throughput, equipment reliability, and quality.
- Coordinate production readiness across engineering, quality, supply chain, maintenance, and operations; train technicians and line leads.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of hands-on manufacturing engineering experience designing, building, and sustaining assembly lines for complex electro-mechanical products, including a track record of scaling volume by an order of magnitude.
- BS in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- Practical mastery of PFMEA, control plans, SPC, capability analysis (Cp/Cpk), first-article processes, and production validation.
- Experience with custom fixtures, jigs, and tooling; 3D CAD proficiency; experience with MES/ERP and statistical tools.
Nice to have
- 5–7 years of relevant experience preferred.
- Advanced degree; Siemens NX preferred.
Pay
$104,000 - $170,000 USD starting cash range; not specified as base salary or total pay.
Tools
PFMEA, SPC, Cp/Cpk, 3D CAD, Siemens NX, MES/ERP, Minitab, JMP
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