Zipline
Mechanical Engineer, Ground Systems
$135K–$225K
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 14, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 5–10+ years of mechanical/electromechanical design engineering experience delivering complex subsystems or products through NPI into production.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
About the job
Owns the design, verification, production ramp, and ongoing reliability of mechanical and electromechanical ground-system subsystems for autonomous delivery operations.
What you'll do
- Deliver subsystems from requirements and concept through design, verification, production ramp, and sustaining engineering.
- Create system-level analyses, CAD assemblies, drawings, test plans, and manufacturing documentation; lead design reviews and supplier qualification.
- Partner across engineering, production, and field teams to resolve deployment issues, improve reliability, and support production.
- Mentor engineers and lead root-cause investigations of field incidents.
What they ask for
- Track record owning complex subassemblies or full systems across at least 2 product programs, from concept through production.
- Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals, including structural calculations, FEA, materials, CAD, and design for assembly and field service.
- Experience designing mechanisms and actuator systems, assessing their performance and lifetime, and partnering with contract manufacturers to ramp production.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline; ability to travel periodically (<10%).
Nice to have
- NX as the primary CAD tool.
- Experience with autonomous machinery, robotics, industrial automation, aerospace ground equipment, material-handling systems, or custom actuators, drivetrains, latching systems, or compliant mechanisms.
Pay
$135,000 - $225,000 USD, starting cash range (base salary)
Tools
FEA, NX, SolidWorks, GD&T, EMI/EMC, CNC machining, injection molding
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