Manufacturing Engineer, Early Career

About Zipline

Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products.

Our customers include the world’s largest and most prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide delivery from point A to point B as fast as possible. The drone is only 15% of what we’ve built to enable seamless, reliable, global operations.

Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe.

We operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth. Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and by scaling the future of logistics. We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds.

• •Help turn assembly ideas into pilot builds, validated processes, and production improvements.
• •Design and improve fixtures, gauges, tooling, and workstations with technical guidance and review.
• •Learn how process decisions are tested through PFMEAs, control plans, capability studies, first-article inspections, and validation.
• •Use factory observations and production data to identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, yield, throughput, and downtime.
• •Investigate production issues with technicians and engineers, test possible root causes, and verify corrective actions.
• •Write clear work instructions and process records, and support technician and operator training.
• •Contribute to design-for-manufacturing, layout, capacity, and equipment work; share progress and raise safety, quality, or schedule risks promptly.

• •A BS in Mechanical Engineering or a related field is required.
• •Hands-on experience through internships, co-ops, laboratories, student teams, academic or personal projects, or manufacturing work, with examples of your contribution and testing.
• •Foundational knowledge of mechanical and electro-mechanical assembly, engineering drawings, manufacturing processes, and safe shop or laboratory practices.
• •Experience using 3D CAD to design parts, fixtures, jigs, tooling, or assemblies; Siemens NX experience is helpful.
• •Familiarity with basic statistics, structured problem-solving, and process variation, and willingness to build practical skills in PFMEA, control plans, SPC, Cp/Cpk, first-article inspection, and production validation.
• •Ability to organize and analyze engineering or production data using Excel or similar tools; exposure to Minitab, JMP, or MES/ERP systems is helpful.
• •A hands-on approach, attention to process details, curiosity about how products are built, and commitment to safety, quality, and reliable field operation.
• •Clear communication and collaboration with technicians and engineers, openness to feedback, and the judgment to seek review or escalate risks.
• •Ownership of agreed tasks, documentation, and follow-through, with willingness to learn planning, procurement, commissioning, and production sustainment through supported assignments.

What Else You Need to Know

The starting cash range for this role is $104,000 - $140,000. Please note that this is a target, starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum