Engineering Technician Lead

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.

 

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 member of Zipline’s growing Avionics team, you will have the unique opportunity to work on ground-breaking test systems with a talented set of engineers and technicians committed to Zipline’s mission. You will lead a team of technicians that work on avionics boards and sensors owning the development of test systems with a wide array of cutting-edge technologies from cameras, acoustic probes, air sensors, and  flight computers. Most importantly, your work building up next-gen prototypes and test systems will become critical in helping us complete vital deliveries to as many people as possible. Do you have what it takes?

What You'll Do  

• Lead a team of 5+ technicians, coordinating with them on tactical execution of team tasks and supporting their career growth 
• Coordinate with our project management team and technical program managers to sort priorities and track tasks and timelines on Jira 
• Collaborate with design engineers to review designs and determine the best build process possible 
• Collaborate with test  engineers to review test campaigns and test set-ups to support test execution and data collection
• Develop and maintain standards for the team including documentation, build quality, manufacturing process instructions, test cards AND hold yourself to these same standards
• Manage prototype and lab space  build inventory, from periodic stock tracking to part ordering supporting test equipment and EOL builds
• Provide weekly updates to the wider organization on team plans and progress towards completing them
• Work with other leads to manage technician resources across the department  given project needs
• Making sure team has resources to be successful

What You'll Bring 

• 6+ years of experience as an engineering technician performing both build and test functions
• 2+ years of experience in a technical leadership and/or people mentorship capacity
• Experience working with early stage prototypes and driving test/build with loosely-defined requirements
• Experience with design validation and reliability testing
• Experience working with Jira or similar ticketing system to track test execution and build coordination
• Experience working with inventory management tools and ordering components
• Experience working with both mechanical and electrical systems along with corresponding common tools (e.g. soldering, mill, lathe…)
• Experience performing quality checks on other technician work
• Experience working on safety-critical systems

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