Production Technician

About this role

About Zipline

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.

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 world’s 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 Rwanda’s national blood delivery network and Ghana’s 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. Using robotics and autonomy, we are decarbonizing delivery, decreasing road congestion, and reducing fossil fuel consumption and air pollution, while providing equitable access to billions of people and building a more resilient global supply chain.

Join Zipline and help us to make good on our promise to build an equitable and more resilient global supply chain for billions of people.

About You and The Role

Zipline’s Production Team is hiring a technician who will be responsible for the mechanical assembly and the testing of all manufactured hardware at Zipline International. This includes engineering validation builds up through production intent assemblies. The technician is expected to execute builds with written instructions and follow all stand operating procedures. They must also be comfortable working with schematics, giving feedback on process instructions and working closely with cross-functional stakeholders. They will be expected to check the quality of operations and meet schedules set by the Production Lead. The ideal candidate for this role is someone with extensive problem solving experience, and a solid understanding of how to work safely with electromechanical systems.

This role is critical to scale our manufacturing team from engineering validation to volume production in order to support our distribution centers around the world. In addition, you will be hands-on in supporting the production, assembly, testing, and troubleshooting of avionics systems that power Zipline’s autonomous drones. You will play a critical role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and manufacturability of our cutting-edge electronic and mechanical systems, enabling safe and efficient delivery operations around the world.

This role specifically requires hands-on experience with mechanical PCBA assembly, including enclosure integration, torque-controlled fastening, and cable/harness routing. The candidate must also be proficient in electronic potting processes, including mixing, degassing, dispensing, and curing two-part epoxies, silicones, or urethanes to ensure waterproofing and environmental protection. A strong understanding of cleanroom procedures, ESD-safe handling practices, and the ability to work to IPC standards is essential.

What You'll Do

• Support the full lifecycle of electro-mechanical and avionics hardware builds—from assembly through validation testing—ensuring high-quality output that meets tight production schedules and rigorous standards.

• Assemble and test complex electro-mechanical and avionics systems, including PCB assemblies, cable harnesses, and integrated modules, following detailed schematics, MPIs, and all quality and safety protocols.

• Troubleshoot build issues and perform rework as needed, using tools like oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and multimeters; collaborate with electrical, RF, and mechanical engineers to resolve failures and integration problems.

• Support engineering validation activities (thermal, EMI/ESD, vibration), and assist with the mechanical integration of electronics into aircraft, including precise PCB mounting, connector installation, and cable routing.

• Maintain manufacturing lines in a clean, organized, and inspection-ready state, following 5S and lean manufacturing practices to ensure safety, efficiency, and compliance.

• Provide real-time feedback on design, manufacturability, and assembly processes to Manufacturing, Quality, and Design Engineering teams to help improve quality, test coverage, and production efficiency.

• Build, maintain, and troubleshoot custom fixtures; assist with setup and calibration of test stations, and doc

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