Zipline
Senior/Staff Electrical Engineer, Avionics
$170K–$255K
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- Minimum 5 years.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Owns avionics electrical hardware for aircraft and ground systems from design and validation through production release and fleet support.
What you'll do
- Design, bring up, validate, release, and support avionics PCBAs and electrical subsystems.
- Investigate electrical failures and drive corrective actions across testing, manufacturing, and field operations.
- Coordinate hardware interfaces and delivery with firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, and operations teams.
What they ask for
- At least 5 years designing and releasing electrical hardware used in shipped products, flight, or field operations.
- Strong fundamentals in analog, digital, mixed-signal, power, sensing, and communication circuits, including PCBA design and verification.
- Ability to debug complex electrical issues and write and execute test plans.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Nice to have
- Experience with avionics, aerospace, drones, robotics, automotive electronics, satellites, or other high-reliability hardware.
- Experience with Altium Designer.
Pay
$170,000 - $255,000 USD base salary
Tools
Altium Designer, Python, MATLAB, C, C++, CAN, UART, SPI, I2C
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