Lead Production Equipment Tooling Design Engineer

The role

You will own the design and deployment of production equipment, fixtures, and test equipment for aircraft and subsystems. This role involves 75% individual contributor work and 25% people and program leadership.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end delivery of production equipment and tooling projects
• Drive tooling availability, reduce assembly cycle time, and improve first-pass yield
• Design and install alignment fixtures, press and torque tooling, and ergonomic stations
• Lead on-line debugging and rapid root-cause analysis during launches
• Create and enforce tooling design standards, GD&T practices, and material selections
• Mentor and review work of 1–4 tooling engineers and technicians
• Coordinate cross-functionally with Design, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain
• Manage relationships with fabricators and vendors

Required qualifications

• 5+ years designing production equipment, fixtures, or custom automation in a high-volume or fast-ramping manufacturing environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• Mastery of GD&T, tolerance analysis, mechanism design, material selection, and failure-mode thinking
• Proficiency in 3D CAD
• Hands-on experience commissioning equipment on the factory floor
• Practical knowledge of pneumatics, actuators, sensors, linear motion, machine guarding, and industrial electrical interfaces
• Track record delivering quantitative outcomes
• Ability to lead vendor builds and perform acceptance testing

Nice to have

• experience with aerospace, drones, medical devices, or safety-critical electro-mechanical products
• Siemens NX

About the company

Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. They design, build, and operate an autonomous logistics system to deliver food, medicine, and essential goods.