About Zipline Do you want to change the world? Zipline uses drones to deliver critical and lifesaving medicine to thousands of hospitals serving millions of people in multiple countries. Our mission is to provide every human on Earth with instant access to vital medical supplies. Today, Zipline delivers thousands of pounds of medical supplies every week, and our delivery flights laid end-to-end would stretch to the Moon and back twice a month. We are at the forefront of a logistics revolution, using autonomous aircraft to deliver just-in-time, lifesaving medical supplies. Join Zipline and help us make this a reality for billions of people!About You and The Role  

Leading the way in drone delivery often means exceeding the capabilities of what's available off the shelf, and as a result we engineer the majority of our systems in-house. As a team, we think about problems from a variety of perspectives: electrical, mechanical, systems-level. With the development of custom systems, we rely on the broad scope of skills of our team to design the best products possible. We are deliberately expanding our electrical capabilities and adding to the ranks of our experienced team to achieve these goals.

We need people who are comfortable working in different domains, thrive when working on a problem as part of a small group, and are able to communicate technical concepts clearly to a wide variety of stakeholders--software and mechanical engineers, hardware test and manufacturing, and operations and field support, to name a few. Our small team can get a lot done because our team members are strong individual contributors with a good grasp of electrical engineering fundamentals and the ability to define requirements for their systems, rapidly develop creative and simple solutions, and prove with testing that their work meets the rigors and edge-cases of real-world deployment.

We’re looking for an electrical engineer passionate about their work and about Zipline’s mission. You should be able to handle a wide variety of problems and think about systems at an overall mechatronics-focused level in addition to detailed electrical design. Most importantly, you should be willing and excited to grow into the role and its needs. Experience with robotics and/or industrial automation is a plus, but is definitely not required.

What You'll Do  

You'll have your own projects but we haven't been saving an "intern project" - you'll be a full member of our team, and like with our other engineers, we'll work with you to find projects that align with your goals and interests and the team's and company's priorities.

Examples of previous projects included:

• Prototyping and testing delivery system improvements to increase accuracy of package drops
• Designing functional testers for our manufacturing floor, which today verify that every part that leaves our factory is ready to work for the people we serve
• Prototyping new versions of our battery charging electronics to meet harsher environmental requirements in new countries where we're launching our service
• Designing and building a hardware in the loop server rack to simulate tens of thousands of deliveries and validate our flight software on real hardware

What You'll Bring  The part of your application we're most interested in is "prior engineering experience," somewhat broadly defined. We would like the following three things to be true:

• You've designed and tested an electrical system or component that interacted with some other engineering domain (software, mechanical, aero, etc.)
• You've worked on a project in or out of school that moved under its own power (plane, car, boat, quadcopter, rocket, balloon, rocket on a balloon, submarine, rover, etc. -- we're not picky)
• You've collaborated on the above two things as part of a group -- school club, competition team, as part of a job/internship, or just with friends

In your application, we'd love to see either a sample of work you're proud of or a short note about your prior experience and how it relates to the three points above.

What Else You Need to Know   

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!

If you'd like to learn more about Zipline and our teams, feel free to check out:

https://www.instagram.com/zipline/

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/bzs33r/we_are_engineers_and_operators_from_zipline_the/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEbRVNxL44c&ab_channel=RealEngineering