As Remanufacturing Lead, you will manage the refurbishment of hardware, lead a technician team, develop processes, and drive improvements in quality and throughput.
About Zipline
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. Using 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.
Join Zipline and help us to make good on our promise to build an equitable and more resilient global supply chain for billions of people.
About You and The Role
As a Remanufacturing Lead at Zipline, you'll be responsible for restoring used hardware into flight- and test-ready condition—owning the systems, tools, and team that make it happen. You’ll lead a group of technicians, set up rework and test processes, and work cross-functionally with design, test, and manufacturing teams to keep our fleet moving and scalable.
This is a high-ownership, fast-paced role for an engineer who thrives on hands-on problem solving, building from first principles, and leveling up a team.
What You'll Do- Lead daily operations for hardware rework and refurbishment
- Manage and train a technician team to hit throughput, quality, and safety goals
- Create and own rework processes, test setups, and supporting documentation
- Partner with Design and Test Engineering to improve reworkability and identify new salvage opportunities
- Drive continuous improvement to increase speed, quality, and hardware yield
- Monitor and report key performance metrics: quality, cycle time, downtime
- At least 3+ years of experience in Mechanical, Electrical, or Manufacturing Engineering (or related field)
- Hands-on engineering and process development experience in a hardware environment
- Proven track record leading technician teams in a production, RMA, or rework setting
- Strong technical literacy: able to read and interpret schematics, mechanical drawings, and technical documents
- Experience collaborating with engineering to debug, retest, and improve real-world hardware
- Excellent communication, documentation, and organizational skills
- Grit, curiosity, and the drive to own problems end to end
- Ability to lift up to 20 lbs and perform hands-on work throughout the day
- Comfort working with tools, chemicals, and hardware in a lab/manufacturing environment (including respirator use when required)
The starting cash range for this role is $100,000 to $140,000. 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, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state, federal or local law or our other policies.
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!
Top Skills
Electrical Engineering
Hardware
Manufacturing Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Technical Documentation
Zipline South San Francisco, California, USA Office
South San Francisco, CA, United States
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