Electrical Engineer - Ground Systems
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Job Location:
South San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 160000 - 225000
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Electrical Engineer
South San Francisco CA Ground Systems Full Time
About Zipline
Do you want to change the world Zipline is on a mission to transform the way goods move. Our aim is to solve the worlds most urgent and complex access challenges by building manufacturing and operating the first instant delivery and logistics system that serves all humans equally wherever they are.
From powering Rwandas national blood delivery network and Ghanas COVID-19 vaccine distribution to providing on-demand home delivery for Walmart to enabling healthcare providers to bring care directly to U.S. homes we are transforming the way things move for businesses governments and consumers.
The technology is complex but the idea is simple: A teleportation service that delivers what you need when you need it. Through our robotics and autonomy platforms were decarbonizing delivery reducing road congestion and emissions and increasing access to essential goods worldwide.
About the Role
The Ground Systems team is responsible for developing the components to support the aircraft landing charging loading and launching. We are looking for an Electrical Engineer with a strong foundation in EE design and an excellent grasp of electronics development processes and this role you will develop hardware for our next generation ground systems which involves designing electronics in at least one of the following fields: Microprocessor high-speed communication GNSS brushless DC motor drive power supply battery charger and more.
These components are at the core of enabling autonomous takeoff and landing for our fleet of next generation aircraft and seamless integration with our shipper sites that will enable Ziplines impact to expand from 100000 deliveries/year to 100 million across the addition you will have the opportunity to collaborate with world class engineers across all disciplines and experience levels. Zipline values personal development highly and encourages an environment of continuous learning and mentorship.
The Ground Systems team encounters many challenges when designing robust systems to provide life-saving service in some of the harshest environments on Earth. At the start of any project our team plays a vital role in system architecture designing for performance reliability and fault tolerance while balancing mass and cost. Included in this is the design of an UL compliant system to ensure the safety of employees customers and bystanders. Our sophisticated autonomous fleet also requires us to build custom electro-mechanical solutions with high performance embedded computing and high speed communication. To achieve Ziplines goal of serving anyone anywhere all aspects of a design must also be successful in a wide range of real-world environments by being robust against environmental ESD and EMI threats. These are just some of the many challenges that make us excited to go to work everyday.
What Youll Do
- Own the electrical design for volume production through a full design cycle including requirements prototype schematic capture layout and validation.
- Making impactful design decisions daily while working with a high level of independence.
- Lead trade studies understand competing design priorities and provide direction and clarity for burning down risk.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with reliability mechanical embedded and systems engineers in all stages of development including:
- Concept: System requirement specification
- Design: Schematic capture PCB layout system integration
- Validation: Function and reliability test
- Production: DFM design drawings manufacturing EOL test certification
- Deployment: Troubleshoot field issues develop rapid mitigations roll learnings into future design revision
- Travel occasionally to support supplier and manufacturer visit product deployment and field validation
What Youll Bring
- Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- Minimum 3 years of hardware design experience including: Electronics circuit design schematic capture PCB layout packaging integration validation and transitioning a product to production.
- 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.
- Proficiency in schematic capture PCB layout and simulation tools (Altium SPICE etc.)
- Strong lab skills and familiarity with test equipment like oscilloscope digital multimeter power analyzer LCR meter function generator spectrum analyzer etc
- Design experience with UL safety requirements and EMC requirements preferred
- Design experience with embedded programming in Linux system is a plus
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across engineering disciplines
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S.
What Else You Need to Know
Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color ancestry national origin religion or religious creed mental or physical disability medical condition genetic information sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age marital status military or veteran status citizenship or other characteristics protected by state federal or local law or our other policies.
We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit please apply!
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About Company
Retail Zipline is a SaaS internal communication and workflow solution that helps retailers optimize profitability and store performance.
