South San Francisco | Ground Systems | Full-Time
Do you want to change the world? Zipline is on a mission to transform the way goods move. Our aim is to solve the world’s most urgent and complex access challenges by building, manufacturing and operating the first instant delivery and logistics system that serves all humans equally, wherever they are. From powering Rwanda’s national blood delivery network and Ghana’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution, to providing on-demand home delivery for Walmart, to enabling healthcare providers to bring care directly to U.S. homes, we are transforming the way things move for businesses, governments and consumers. The technology is complex but the idea is simple: a teleportation service that delivers what you need, when you need it. Through our technology that includes robotics and autonomy, we are decarbonizing delivery, decreasing road congestion, and reducing fossil fuel consumption and air pollution, while providing equitable access to billions of people and building a more resilient global supply chain.
The Ground System Deployments team is looking for an innovative, collaborative and self-driven Electrical Project Engineer to join the team to ensure the successful deployment of Ziplines Ground Systems in all possible applications and configurations.
This role is well suited to seasoned electrical engineers looking to apply their experience designing commercial and light-industrial electrical distribution systems to the new and growing industry of autonomous drone delivery ground systems.
With broad scope to influence the design of current and next generation systems this role will lead the electrical design of our ground infrastructure from incoming utility specification and engagement, site level distribution design and implementation, and structure level electrical design and implementation. Interacting with various mechanical, structural and electronic stakeholders across the organization this role will ensure the overall system and its electrical design work hand in hand to ensure the successful deployment of Ziplines Ground Systems within cost and timeline goals.
This role has a mandate to drive positive change through the organization - as problems or scenarios occur this individual will be tasked with both 0 to 1 problem/project responsibility and also working with the broad engineering and deployments organization to implement foundation changes to product and process as needed.
This position is based out of our office in South San Francisco with intermittent travel within California and the USA.
The starting cash range for this role is $160,000 - $215,000. Please note that this is a target, starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum qualifications for this role. The final cash pay for this role will depend on a variety of factors, including a specific candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, working location, and projected impact. The total compensation package for this role may also include: equity compensation; discretionary annual or performance bonuses; sales incentives; benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance; paid time off; and more.
Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws or our own sensibilities.
We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!