Zipline
Mechatronics Engineer, Production Test
$125K–$145K
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 of relevant experience preferred.
- Education
- BS in Electrical, Mechatronics, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Own and deliver production test systems that verify Zipline aircraft, docks, delivery pods, and subassemblies, improving manufacturing reliability, yield, and throughput.
What you'll do
- Build and sustain electrical, functional, and automated production testers from requirements through validation and release.
- Define test coverage and acceptance criteria, and integrate test automation, data pipelines, and production reporting.
- Troubleshoot factory-floor test and product issues; improve yield, false-fail rate, cycle time, uptime, and utilization.
What they ask for
- 2+ years building production test systems, automated test equipment, or end-of-line testers for electromechanical or mechatronic products, with ownership of multiple shipped tester programs.
- BS in Electrical, Mechatronics, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Hands-on skills in instrumentation, signal measurement, power delivery, harnessing, sensors, actuators, and PCBA debugging.
- Familiarity with CAN, UART, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, USB, and firmware-hardware interactions.
Nice to have
- 5–7 years of relevant experience.
- Python; experience with LabVIEW, TestStand, or embedded test frameworks and common test instruments.
Pay
$125,000 - $145,000 USD starting cash range
Tools
Python, LabVIEW, TestStand, CAN, UART, Ethernet, I2C, SPI
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative