Zipline
Senior Motor Dyno Engineer
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 20, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States - Education
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, controls engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Designs, builds, and operates electric-motor dynamometer systems for motor characterization, supplier inspection, and durability testing.
What you'll do
- Own the dyno lifecycle, from requirements and hardware integration through controls development, commissioning, maintenance, and safety reviews.
- Develop automated test sequences, data acquisition, and shared software tools for configuring, running, and analyzing tests.
- Generate motor-performance data and develop repeatable supplier inspection and application-representative durability tests.
What they ask for
- Experience designing, commissioning, or operating electric-motor, powertrain, or rotating-equipment dynamometers.
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, controls engineering, or a related field.
- Proficiency in Python for test automation, instrument control, data processing, analysis, and visualization.
- Experience with motor-test systems, electromechanical integration, measurement systems, and safe test-system design.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in a related discipline.
- Experience with motor dynos in aerospace, electric aviation, automotive traction, robotics, or other high-performance electric-drive applications.
Tools
Python, CAN, EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP, Modbus, SCPI
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