Senior/Staff Electrical Engineer, Towers

The role

You will own the end-to-end electrical architecture for charging towers. This includes designing power distribution, managing the Bill of Materials, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

What you will do

• Design power distribution and cable harnesses for P2 charging towers.
• Document and manage complex wire runs between docking stations and site stub-up.
• Own the Bill of Materials for the tower's electrical systems.
• Perform trade-off analyses to drive down costs.
• Lead the process for getting designs and sites signed off by Authorities Having Jurisdiction.
• Ensure towers meet NEC standards and are certified as UL-listed raceways.
• Build and present data-backed arguments to compare design iterations.
• Support on-site work during deployments.

Required qualifications

• Hands-on experience pulling 1-inch diameter power cables.
• Understanding of physical reality of bend radii and conduit constraints.
• Professional experience designing industrial electrical systems (UL508a, UL67), heavy machinery wiring, or complex infrastructure projects.
• Expert-level knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC).
• Experience navigating UL certification processes for industrial equipment.
• Expertise in power distribution panels, conduits, wire trough, industrial ethernet cable design, and site-level electrical stubs.
• Proficiency in RapidHarness or other software for designing ruggedized, outdoor-rated cable assemblies.
• Ability to perform financial trade-off studies.

Nice to have

• Mechanical CAD
• Project Management

Benefits

• In office meals
• Subsidized medical, dental and vision insurance
• Monthly cellphone stipend
• Wellness stipend

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.