Senior/Staff Electrical Engineer, Ground Systems

The role

You will lead the design and development of high-reliability embedded systems for drone charging and docking infrastructure. This role involves owning the electrical design from concept to production and working with cross-functional teams.

What you will do

• Own the electrical design of dock sensing and control architecture through a full design cycle
• Shape the architecture of next generation products
• Lead trade studies and provide direction for burning down risk
• Seek opportunities for improvement in system and component level design
• Collaborate with reliability, mechanical, embedded, and systems engineers
• Perform schematic capture, PCB layout, and system integration
• Conduct function and reliability testing
• Support DFM, design drawings, manufacturing, EOL test, and certification
• Troubleshoot field issues and develop rapid mitigations
• Travel occasionally to support supplier and manufacturer visits, product deployment, and field validation

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and testing embedded electronics hardware
• Past success developing electronics for critical systems in fields such as energy, transportation, or medical devices
• Design experience with mixed-signal PCB, high-speed digital PCB, microprocessor, ethernet, power electronics, and motor drive
• Design experience with MCU and digital communications (Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART)
• Proficiency in schematic capture, PCB layout, and simulation tools (Altium, SPICE, etc.)
• Familiarity with UL, IEC, and other electrical safety standards
• Strong lab skills and familiarity with test equipment like oscilloscope, digital multimeter, power analyzer, LCR meter, function generator, spectrum analyzer, etc.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across engineering disciplines
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S.

Benefits

• In office meals
• Subsidized medical, dental and vision insurance
• Monthly cellphone stipend
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Additional equity

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.