Zipline · 8 hours ago
Mechanical Test Engineering Manager
South San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$180K/yr - $220K/yrZipline is on a mission to transform the way goods move, focusing on equitable access to essential goods through innovative logistics solutions. They are seeking a Mechanical Test Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for testing and validating safety critical hardware, particularly for their groundbreaking Platform 2 drones.
DeliveryDronesElectric VehicleHome Health CareLogisticsRoboticsSupply Chain Management
Responsibilities
Lead a team of test engineers and specialists. This group is responsible for: Contributing to the overall intuition of the design engineering team through close involvement in design reviews, prototyping, and testing of components and assemblies.Designing, building, operating, purchasing and maintaining test equipment
Developing strategies and test campaigns to efficiently evaluate function, reliability and safety of critical components and assemblies
Root causing failures alongside design engineers and working to create elegant solutions
Raise the bar for the existing team by creating a vision for the future of the team based on company goals, and implementing strategies to achieve outcomes
Scope out areas where growth is needed and make key hires that revolutionize the quality and pace of work
Leverage your technical leadership experience in relevant fields to establish a team culture that biases towards action and tests ideas to achieve radically simple and reliable designs
Motivate your team with a clear vision and create ambitious plans for your team’s work while holding a high bar for technical quality
Build your team by hiring world class engineers
Qualification
Required
Past success leading engineering teams to rapidly develop first of its kind hardware and deploy into the field with the level of rigor that a high volume or safety critical application requires
Deep technical depth in test hardware design and interfacing with software and automation, structures, mechanisms, and how to rapidly and effectively test for performance, capability, and reliability
Enthusiasm for building a team - finding and convincing top talent to join you in your work
Past success managing and developing an excellent team of engineers
Past success bringing products through the full product development life cycle
Benefits
Equity compensation
Discretionary annual or performance bonuses
Sales incentives
Benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance
Paid time off
Company
Zipline
Zipline designs, manufactures, and operates drones to deliver vital medical products.
Founded in 2011
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$971MKey Investors
U.S. Department of StateThe Rise FundKatalyst Ventures
2025-11-25Grant· $150M
2023-04-28Series F· $330M
2021-06-30Series E· $250M
Leadership Team
Keller Rinaudo Cliffton
Co-founder & CEO
Keenan Wyrobek
Founder, CTO and Product Architect
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