Zipline
New Products Ground Systems Mechanical Design Engineer
$135K–$220K
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 21, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States
About the job
Own mechanical product development of automated ground systems that launch, recover, recharge, and prepare aircraft for missions, from concept through validation, early production, and field deployment.
What you'll do
- Architect, design, build, and validate ground-system structures, mechanisms, and electromechanical assemblies.
- Reduce technical risk through analysis, prototyping, testing, and design iteration; define validation for performance, reliability, safety, and manufacturability.
- Partner with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and manufacturers to deliver production-ready systems and lead technical tradeoffs.
What they ask for
- Experience owning complex electromechanical systems or automated machinery from concept through production, with responsibility for design decisions and outcomes.
- Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals, including structural analysis, mechanism design, CAD, tolerancing, and design for manufacturing.
- Experience integrating motors, sensors, actuators, electronics, and software into hardware systems.
- Practical knowledge of machining, sheet metal, welded structures, castings, molded parts, and mechanical assemblies.
Pay
$135,000 - $220,000 USD base salary
Tools
CAD
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