Zipline
Software Engineer, Production Test
$125K–$145K
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 7+ years; experience building production test systems, automated test equipment, or end-of-line testers for electromechanical products, with ownership of multiple shipped tester programs.
- Education
- BS in Electrical, Mechatronics, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Owns software and production test systems for Zipline aircraft and related hardware, from test automation development through deployment, validation, and sustainment.
What you'll do
- Develop test automation, data logging, MES/MFG integration, and production dashboards.
- Build, validate, release, and sustain production testers and calibration stations; troubleshoot test and product failures on factory floors.
- Define test criteria with cross-functional partners and improve yield, false-fail rate, cycle time, uptime, and utilization.
What they ask for
- 7+ years building production test systems, automated test equipment, or end-of-line testers for electromechanical products, with ownership of multiple shipped tester programs.
- BS in Electrical, Mechatronics, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Hands-on skills in instrumentation, signal measurement, power delivery, harnessing, sensors, actuators, and PCBA debugging.
- Familiarity with CAN, UART, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, USB, and firmware-hardware interactions.
Nice to have
- Python is preferred.
- Experience with LabVIEW, TestStand, or embedded test frameworks and common test instruments.
Pay
$125,000 - $145,000 USD starting cash range (base salary not specified)
Tools
Python, LabVIEW, TestStand, CAN, UART, Ethernet, I2C, SPI
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