Mechatronics Engineer, Production Equipment

The role

You will integrate mechanisms, electrical interfaces, sensors, actuators, pneumatics, and controls into production equipment for aircraft, battery packs, docks, and subsystems. You will own equipment design, build, commissioning, and improvement on the factory floor.

What you will do

• Integrate mechanical motion, pneumatics, sensors, actuators, industrial electrical interfaces, and safety interfaces into production-ready tooling and small automation.
• Debug interactions between mechanisms, sensing, actuation, and controls.
• Own end-to-end integration and delivery of production equipment and tooling projects.
• Deliver measurable improvements in tooling availability, assembly cycle time, and first-pass yield.
• Design and install alignment fixtures, press and torque tooling, ergonomic operator stations, poka-yoke devices, handling/transport fixtures, and automated end-of-line test rigs.
• Perform on-line debugging and rapid root-cause analysis during launches and ramp phases.
• Develop and apply tooling design standards, GD&T practices, tolerance stacks, and material/process selections.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Test Engineering, and Field Operations.
• Work directly with fabricators and vendors to write RFQs, evaluate proposals, and perform acceptance testing.

Required qualifications

• 2+ 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 for assembly tooling.
• 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 (cycle time, uptime, FPY, cost per unit).
• Ability to coordinate vendor builds and perform acceptance testing to technical drawings and QA criteria.

Nice to have

• 5–7 years of relevant experience
• Experience with aerospace, drones, medical devices, or safety-critical electro-mechanical products

Benefits

• Equity compensation
• Discretionary annual or performance bonuses
• Sales incentives
• 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 an autonomous logistics system to deliver food, medicine, and essential goods.