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Zipline · 8 hours ago

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Towers

South San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$160K/yr - $215K/yr

Zipline is on a mission to transform the way goods move, focusing on solving urgent access challenges through innovative logistics solutions. As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you will develop and design the infrastructure for drone-based logistics, specifically large steel towers, ensuring they meet high reliability targets and can be produced efficiently.

DeliveryDronesElectric VehicleHome Health CareLogisticsRoboticsSupply Chain Management

No H1B

Responsibilities

Use engineering fundamentals to develop innovative products for our ground systems infrastructure

Design large steel towers that hold our docks

Engineer systems that will only come together days before they are needed

Own the design of the entire system and subassemblies for the next generation of our towers

Design of structural components, mechanisms, and electronics integration

Make important decisions about the product architecture

Create designs that will enable practical scale on a short timeline

Quickly iterate and downselect based on data from your analysis and test results from your prototypes

Collaborate cross functionally with electrical, software, civil, NPI and supply chain teams to bring designs to production

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringCAD DesignStructural AnalysisMechanism DesignManufacturing MethodsProblem SolvingWelding ExperienceCommunication SkillsTeam CollaborationProject Management

Required

Proven track record owning complex subassemblies or full systems over at least 3 product programs (concept, prototype, validation, production)

Strong fundamentals: load estimation, classic mechanics, structural hand calcs to guide part sizing, FEA and clean CAD designs

Excellent problem solving - you are tenacious and scientific in your approach while able to quickly explain concepts to others

Familiarity with mechanism design and the integration of electrical components into hardware products

Practical knowledge of manufacturing methods such as welding, sheetmetal forming, extrusion, CNC machining, etc

Experience partnering with contract manufacturers to ramp up production of high volume lines

Demonstrated CAD fluency for system level ownership - 3D/2D of 20-50 parts simultaneously

Disciplined processes: Your parts are released, BOMs are maintained, SOPs created for builds, and timelines are up-to-date

You have true expertise in one area that will level up the team

Excellent communication - written, verbal, and visual. You know how to tailor to your audience with the right level of technical depth to be as effective as possible, including using basic tools in place of full CAD when it makes sense

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Ability to periodically (<10%) travel to visit customers and suppliers

Must be eligible to work in the US and willing to relocate to Bay Area CA region