Zipline
Production Test Engineer
$125K–$170K
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 27, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 7+ years; no alternative stated.
- Education
- BS in Electrical, Mechatronics, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Owns the design, delivery, and ongoing improvement of production test systems that verify Zipline aircraft, docks, delivery pods, and subassemblies at manufacturing scale.
What you'll do
- Design, validate, install, and sustain production testers and calibration stations; define acceptance criteria and production release standards.
- Build test automation and data pipelines, integrate testers with manufacturing systems, and improve yield, cycle time, false-fail rates, and tester uptime.
- Troubleshoot production test and hardware issues, lead cross-functional launches and vendor qualifications, and maintain test documentation and traceability.
What they ask for
- 7+ years building production test systems, automated test equipment, or end-of-line testers for electro-mechanical or mechatronic products; ownership of multiple shipped tester programs.
- Hands-on skills in instrumentation, signal measurement, power delivery, harnessing, sensor/actuator interfaces, and PCBA debug.
- Experience with test automation and DAQ instruments, and proficiency with embedded/product interfaces such as CAN, UART, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, or USB.
- Manufacturing-floor experience supporting launches and escalations; willing to spend significant onsite time supporting shifts, debugging, and equipment qualification.
Nice to have
- Python is preferred; experience with LabVIEW, TestStand, or embedded test frameworks.
- Experience leading vendor builds, FAT/SAT, and production qualification activities.
Pay
$125,000 - $170,000 USD starting cash range (base salary not specified)
Tools
Python, LabVIEW, TestStand, DAQ, CAN, UART, Ethernet, I2C
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