Senior Mechanical Engineer, Long Range Platform

The role

You will design, validate, and deliver critical airframe and electromechanical hardware for long-distance autonomous delivery aircraft. You will own mechanical subsystems from concept through sustained production and work across the full hardware lifecycle.

What you will do

• Own specific Long Range mechanical subsystems from concept to sustained production
• Translate operational and fleet requirements into mechanical performance targets and design architectures
• Produce and iterate detailed CAD models, tolerance stacks, GD&T, and manufacturing drawings
• Run first-principles analysis and engineering simulation and validate with bench tests and flight-representative test rigs
• Prototype rapidly and lead hands-on build-test-iterate campaigns
• Define and own verification matrices, failure modes & effects, and corrective actions
• Partner with Electrical, Software, Integration/Test, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations
• Support field deployments and production startups

Required qualifications

• 4+ years industry experience designing electromechanical and structural assemblies
• Demonstrable ownership of complex subassemblies through full product cycles
• Deep CAD fluency
• Rigorous GD&T skills
• Experience producing manufacturing-ready drawings and inspection criteria
• Proven track record applying FEA, hand calculations, tolerance analysis, and test correlation
• Hands-on prototyping and test experience
• Direct supplier engagement experience
• Experience with structural components, mechanisms, fastener systems, composites or metallic airframe-scale assemblies
• Designing for serviceability in field conditions
• Willingness and ability to travel to suppliers, production sites, and field depots on an as-needed basis

Nice to have

• Aerospace or automotive validation experience
• Composites design
• High-efficiency electric powertrain exposure
• NX proficiency
• Prior experience scaling prototypes to injection molding, stamping, or extrusion processes

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off

About the company

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