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South San Francisco, California, United States
Onsite
Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products.
Our customers include the world’s largest and most prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide delivery from point A to point B as fast as possible. The drone is only 15% of what we’ve built to enable seamless, reliable, global operations.
Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe.
We operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth. Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and by scaling the future of logistics. We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds.
Zipline is looking for a Senior Motor Development Engineer to help develop the next generation of electric motor technologies that enable our autonomous delivery systems. This is a hands-on mechanical engineering role focused on turning new motor concepts, especially stator winding concepts, into repeatable, production-ready processes.
You will work across design, manufacturing, test, controls, and supply chain to develop the tooling, equipment, process methods, and technical documentation needed to build motors reliably at scale. The work will span early prototypes, process experimentation, equipment development, supplier engagement, and production readiness. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable designing a fixture, troubleshooting a winding process on the shop floor, analyzing data from a build, and driving a supplier toward a robust solution.
Preferred Qualifications
This role involves regular hands-on work in engineering labs, prototype build areas, and manufacturing environments. It may include occasional travel to suppliers or manufacturing partners to support equipment builds, process trials, and production readiness activities.
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