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Zipline · 1 day ago

Flight Test Operator (Contractor), Esparto

Esparto, CA

Contract

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$28/hr - $38/hr

Zipline is on a mission to transform the way goods move by building and operating an instant delivery and logistics system. As a Flight Test Operator, you will be responsible for testing and ensuring the safety and reliability of unmanned aircraft systems, conducting maintenance, and providing feedback to engineering teams.

DeliveryDronesElectric VehicleHome Health CareLogisticsRoboticsSupply Chain Management

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Fly - Assembling, preflighting, launching, and recovering unmanned aircraft in order to test and optimize Zipline's operational systems and validate new engineering changes as well as software and hardware in the early stages of development

Maintain - Maintaining the existing fleet of aircraft and ground equipment, as well as maintaining new systems we are building for function-specific flight tests

Test - Running tests to validate system improvements, new technology for performance and design validation, and new processes

Certify - Performing tests and demonstrations related to US FAA Type Certification

Improve - Looking for opportunities to continuously improve our processes, safety protocols, our hardware and software, and make operations easier and more efficient for operations centers around the world. You will be called upon to provide detailed feedback to design engineers

Grow - Supporting Zipline's efforts to scale our operations to hundreds of distribution centers around the world

Travel - Supporting flight operations at different test sites as needed. You may also do up to 25% domestic and international travel, surveying sites or training new flight operators on best practices

Schedule - Flexibility to work an array of schedule structures including, but not limited to: day, swing, nights, weekends, rotational

Qualification

Flight operationsAviation maintenanceUnmanned Aerial SystemsUnix/Linux experienceCamera systemsTroubleshootingProcess-orientedTechnical writing

Required

You enjoy work that gets you out from behind a desk, in the field, and working with our hardware and software in action

You have experience in commercial aviation or aviation maintenance (an A&P is not required but nice to have)

You may have prior flight test or hobbyist flight experience with Unmanned Aerial Systems (drones, remote control aircraft, etc)

You enjoy troubleshooting and are comfortable with electromechanical build and repair projects

You're excited to work outdoors, at an open-air hangar in the rugged foothills of Northern California, and would be happy doing so for about 85% of the day

You thrive in an autonomous, unpredictable, and dynamic environment where you identify what needs to happen and get it done with very little oversight

You have the vigilance and focus to conduct extended daily flight operations in a safe manner and with a focus on optimizing on a daily basis

You lead by example, and enjoy the satisfaction of collaborating with a dedicated team on a common goal

You have great writing skills and don't let failures or progress go undocumented

You are meticulous and process-oriented by nature

You are able to lift up to 25kg objects regularly