Zipline
Senior Power Electronics Engineer - Ground Systems
$170K–$245K
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and testing power electronics hardware.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S.
About the job
Leads the design, development, validation, and production of power electronics for Zipline’s drone charging and docking infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Own the electrical design of drone charging systems through requirements, prototyping, schematic capture, PCB layout, validation, and production.
- Shape product architecture, lead trade studies, manage technical risks, and improve system and component designs.
- Collaborate across engineering and production teams, troubleshoot field issues, and travel occasionally to support suppliers, deployments, and validation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and testing power electronics hardware.
- Strong understanding of high-voltage power semiconductors and AC-DC/DC-DC conversion topologies.
- Experience with MCU and digital communications; proficiency in schematic capture, PCB layout, and simulation tools; familiarity with electrical safety standards.
Nice to have
- Experience with EMI filter design and inductor/transformer design.
Pay
$170,000 - $245,000 USD base salary
Tools
SiC, Si MOSFETs, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART, Altium, SPICE
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