Zipline · 11 hours ago
Mechanical Engineering Manager - Ground Systems
South San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$212K/yr - $272K/yrZipline is on a mission to transform the way goods move and is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Manager for their Ground Systems team. This role involves leading a multidisciplinary team to develop and deliver ground infrastructure for autonomous drone operations, enabling the scaling of their delivery systems.
DeliveryDronesElectric VehicleHome Health CareLogisticsRoboticsSupply Chain Management
Responsibilities
Develop robust and reliable integrated electromechanical assemblies and structures that can be built at high volume
Work with Industrial Design, Go To Market and Deployment teams to deliver seamless integrated and easy to deploy products with delightful user experience
Drive system level datuming/tolerancing strategy to achieve excellent manufacturability/serviceability
Design customer centric products that meet reliability and lifetime requirements, demonstrated through component and system testing
Drive architecture and tradeoffs in system design to optimize for full cost of ownership
Leverage your technical leadership experience in relevant fields to establish a team culture that biases towards action and tests ideas to achieve radically simple designs
Build strong cross functional relationships, navigate competing constraints to drive product architecture and roadmapping with customer-centric design
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
Technical depth in electro-mechanical and mechanism design. You have made impactful and direct contributions at the architectural level in your career
Experience with design for electronics packaging/harnessing, electric motors & actuators, mechanisms
Sheet metal and plastic design
Structural design experience including hand calcs and FEA
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 using high volume manufacturing practices
Benefits
Equity compensation
Discretionary annual or performance bonuses
Sales incentives
Benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance
Paid time off
And more
Company
Zipline
Zipline designs, manufactures, and operates drones to deliver vital medical products.
Founded in 2011
1001-5000 employees
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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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