Zipline
Senior/Staff Field Systems Engineer – RF Systems
$160K–$200K
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 13, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States
About the job
Owns investigation and permanent resolution of complex field failures in wireless communication, navigation, and related electromechanical systems across Zipline’s autonomous delivery platforms.
What you'll do
- Lead field issue triage, analyze telemetry and measurements, and identify verified root causes and corrective actions.
- Develop diagnostic tools, observability, standards, and test methods to prevent and detect RF and connectivity failures.
- Coordinate fixes across engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, and operations; provide technical guidance and mentor teams.
What they ask for
- Proven experience resolving complex, intermittent field failures in autonomous systems or another high-reliability field.
- Deep expertise in RF systems, wireless communications, antennas, propagation, interference, link budgets, and RF measurement.
- Hands-on proficiency with RF and electrical diagnostic equipment, and experience analyzing field logs and telemetry using Python, SQL, MATLAB, or equivalent tools.
- Demonstrated ability to drive corrective actions across teams and execute field tests in realistic environments.
Nice to have
- Experience with GNSS, RTK, cellular, Wi-Fi, ISM-band radios, mesh networks, or command-and-control links.
- Experience with navigation or robotics data, EMI/EMC, embedded firmware, environmental testing, or globally distributed operations.
Pay
$160,000 - $200,000 USD starting cash range
Tools
Python, SQL, MATLAB, GNSS, RTK, cellular, Wi-Fi, ISM-band radios
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