Zipline
Senior Electrical Test Engineer, Hardware Validation
$185K–$245K
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 17, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States
About the job
Owns hands-on validation of electrical and electromechanical hardware, from test planning and test-system development through failure investigation and release recommendations.
What you'll do
- Plan and execute end-to-end validation of PCBAs, avionics, and power electronics, including reliability and environmental testing.
- Design, instrument, automate, and maintain test fixtures and systems; analyze results and correlate tests with field performance.
- Investigate failures, determine root causes, verify corrective actions, and communicate test evidence and release risks.
What they ask for
- Proven ownership of electrical or electromechanical hardware validation through development, qualification, production ramp, and field deployment.
- Hands-on experience designing and building electrical test rigs, fixtures, instrumented assemblies, and automated cycle-test systems.
- Strong electrical engineering fundamentals and practical experience with sensors and data-acquisition systems.
- Experience with experimental design and statistical methods, Python or equivalent test automation, and root-cause investigation.
Pay
$185,000 - $245,000 USD base salary (starting cash range)
Tools
PCBAs, Python, load cells, torque sensors, displacement sensors, accelerometers, strain gauges, thermocouples
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