Jobs at Zipline

Perform aerodynamic design through simulation, wind-tunnel testing, and flight testing. Analyze aerodynamic data, develop repeatable test methodologies, improve measurement and instrumentation techniques, maintain test assets and facilities, build aerodynamic databases for airframe and propulsion systems, conduct trade studies, and present system-level recommendations to stakeholders.

Leads the strategy and execution of launching Zipline delivery networks in new metropolitan markets. Owns multi-quarter roadmaps, site and partner planning, viability assessments, go-to-market coordination, cross-functional critical paths, readiness reviews, activation decisions, and operational handoff. Builds reusable launch playbooks and aligns stakeholders across engineering, construction, regulatory, commercial, operations, and customer teams.

Develop and evaluate motion-planning algorithms for autonomous aircraft, build simulation and analysis tools, analyze simulation and flight data, validate safety metrics, and transition experimental solutions into scalable applications. Collaborate with robotics and flight-operations teams to address complex real-world planning, physics, dynamics, reliability, and safety challenges.

Owns the field execution of new drone charging and partner site launches from preparation through early operations and handoff. Coordinates infrastructure, permitting, flight operations, maintenance, commercial, community, and partner teams; tracks milestones and dependencies; verifies site readiness; resolves blockers; manages risks; communicates status; and ensures operational handoff. The role requires independent judgment, leadership without formal authority, strong organization, and frequent travel to U.S. launch locations.

Leads the Marketplace Software engineering team, owning the roadmap and execution for marketplace management tools, services, and products. Responsibilities include hiring, coaching, and developing engineers; guiding architecture and technical execution; building customer-facing marketplace software; partnering with Product and Operations; and improving scalability and marketplace health.

Own aircraft loads and dynamics analysis, define vehicle load requirements, perform structural and multibody simulations, evaluate strength and fatigue, and lead dynamic testing from preparation through model correlation. Collaborate across engineering disciplines to guide aircraft design and performance decisions. Develop analysis tools, processes, and standards while mentoring engineers. The role includes hands-on work in wind tunnels, vibration labs, flight tests, and field environments.

Own rotor and propeller loads development for autonomous aircraft, performing rotordynamics, structural, fatigue, finite element, and flight-test analyses. Define loads requirements, build models, lead design-test-analysis cycles, validate performance through testing, and collaborate across aerodynamics, structures, GNC, systems, and powertrain teams. The role also mentors engineers and develops standardized analysis tools and processes.

Work with Zipline’s autonomous delivery droid to analyze flight data, identify motion-planning failure modes, design validation experiments, apply statistics and machine learning, and develop evaluation tools that improve delivery reliability, safety, and performance. The intern will collaborate with perception, autonomy, and flight-testing teams while gaining experience deploying robotic autonomy systems in real-world operations.

Design and improve commercial implementation workflows supporting partner onboarding, integrations, and ongoing operations. Map processes, identify bottlenecks, recommend improvements, collaborate with Product, Enterprise Systems, Customer Success, and Engineering, track performance metrics, and maintain process documentation and SOPs. The internship is full-time and in-person in South San Francisco, with occasional travel to commercial test sites.

Lead cross-functional support operations and partner-experience programs from planning through launch and optimization. Coordinate product, engineering, operations, commercial, and support teams; improve workflows, tools, documentation, and customer experiences; analyze operational data; manage project plans and risks; prepare executive communications; and develop AI-enabled support processes.

Analyzes drone flight-test data, identifies anomalies and root causes, tracks performance trends, and supports regression analysis. Designs and evaluates software validation and flight-test campaigns, develops test infrastructure and instrumentation, maintains dashboards and SQL queries, and may support flight operations. Collaborates with controls, aerodynamics, structures, and systems engineering teams to validate autonomous aircraft and ensure system requirements are measurable and test-ready.

Flight Test Engineering Interns analyze flight-test data, identify anomalies and root causes, evaluate system reliability, and track performance trends. They help design and execute software validation and flight-test campaigns, develop test infrastructure and instrumentation, maintain dashboards and SQL queries, and collaborate with controls, aerodynamics, structures, and systems engineering teams. The role may also involve supporting flight operations, including preflight, launches, maneuvers, and incident reporting.

Design, optimize, and maintain commercial workflows supporting partner onboarding and ongoing operations. Map processes, identify bottlenecks, recommend improvements, collaborate with Product, Enterprise Systems, Customer Success, and Engineering, monitor performance metrics, and maintain workflow documentation and SOPs. This is a full-time, in-person internship requiring occasional travel to commercial test sites.

Lead Zipline’s global airspace integration policy and regulatory strategy for autonomous drone operations. Engage with the FAA, civil aviation authorities, air navigation providers, standards organizations, and industry groups on UAS, BVLOS, spectrum, UTM, detect-and-avoid, Remote ID, and ADS-B requirements. Translate regulatory developments into compliance, certification, deployment, and product roadmaps while advising leadership on risks, dependencies, market access, and long-term aviation policy.

Product Lead responsible for improving the economics and user experience of Zipline’s marketplace. Partners with engineering, operations, commercial, sales, and leadership teams to identify workflow inefficiencies, prioritize product opportunities, shape roadmaps, guide experimentation, and optimize real-time value tradeoffs. The role requires field research with frontline users, quantitative and qualitative analysis, technical collaboration, and ownership of scalable solutions across logistics and fulfillment operations.

Assist the Technical Writing team with reviewing, editing, restructuring, and updating manuals, procedures, guides, troubleshooting content, and onboarding materials. Improve information architecture and documentation usability, clarify technical concepts, identify content gaps, and collaborate with writers, engineers, and operations partners to validate accuracy and incorporate feedback.

Supports marketplace strategy and operations through site and cohort performance analysis, dashboards, recurring readouts, growth-program prioritization, and monitoring of capacity, fulfillment, utilization, customer experience, and profitability. Partners cross-functionally with Commercial, Operations, Marketing, Product, Finance, and Utilization to identify opportunities, test marketplace levers, measure outcomes, and scale successful programs across Zipline’s delivery network.

Supports electrical distribution and wiring design for autonomous drone delivery ground systems. Assists with NEC-compliant commercial and light-industrial designs, utility coordination, certification documentation, vendor evaluation, risk tracking, site visits, and process improvements. Collaborates with engineering, deployment, construction, and business teams while contributing to scalable charging infrastructure and technical documentation.

Own and grow a focused portfolio of strategic partnerships from launch through expansion and performance management. Build executive and cross-functional relationships, develop market and account expansion plans, monitor performance metrics, identify growth opportunities, lead business reviews, and translate partner needs into internal action plans. The role requires analytical judgment, executive communication, stakeholder management, commercial acumen, and comfort navigating ambiguity across complex logistics partnerships.

Own the end-to-end release process for software, hardware, and integrated autonomous delivery systems. Coordinate scope, configuration, dependencies, validation, risk, readiness, sign-off, and deployment across teams. Lead release forums, resolve blockers, improve release processes, and develop metrics and dashboards that provide accurate release-health assessments. Facilitate technical decisions and cross-functional execution across engineering, operations, and leadership.