Zipline
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
- 7+ years; includes experience scaling volume by an order of magnitude.
- Education
- BS in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
About the job
Own and scale validated manufacturing assembly lines for Zipline’s aircraft, docks, and logistics hardware, from process and tooling design through production sustainment.
What you'll do
- Design, commission, validate, release, and sustain assembly lines, tooling, fixtures, and operator workflows.
- Define manufacturing controls and improve yield, throughput, takt time, equipment reliability, and quality costs.
- Investigate production issues, implement corrective actions, and coordinate line readiness across engineering, quality, supply chain, maintenance, and operations.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of hands-on manufacturing engineering experience with complex electromechanical assembly lines, including scaling volume by an order of magnitude.
- BS in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- Practical mastery of PFMEA, control plans, SPC, Cp/Cpk, first-article processes, and production validation.
- Experience with 3D CAD for fixture, jig, and tooling design; experience using MES/ERP and process-improvement tools.
Nice to have
- Siemens NX.
- Minitab or JMP.
Pay
$104,000 - $170,000 USD, starting cash range
Tools
PFMEA, SPC, Cp/Cpk, 3D CAD, Siemens NX, MES/ERP, Minitab, JMP
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