Electrical Supplier Industrialization Engineer - Long Range Platform
Core
Own technical industrialization and supplier performance for PCBAs, cable assemblies, wire harnesses, and connectors to move electrical hardware from prototype to reliable, repeatable production for Zipline's Long Range Platform.
Role type
Senior IC electrical supplier industrialization engineer
Builds
Electrical components for autonomous drone logistics systems
Domain
Aviation-grade autonomous logistics / Electrical manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Supplier qualification and production release, root-cause analysis (8D, PFMEA), process capability studies (Cp/Cpk), SPC, DFM/DFT, manufacturing data packages, schematic and BOM review, hands-on electrical assembly knowledge (SMT, cable termination, crimping, overmolding), test strategy development (AOI, ICT, functional test)
Preferred skills
Altium, FAI/PPAP, gauge R&R, structured problem solving (5-Why)
Technologies
Altium, AOI, ICT, SMT, SPC, 8D, PFMEA
Responsibilities
Define and enforce part-specific qualification criteria and acceptance criteria, drive supplier selection and capability assessments including on-site audits, develop and validate manufacturing and test processes with suppliers, lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions for supplier defects, define and track supplier performance metrics (ppm, yield, Cp/Cpk), partner with Design Engineering to improve manufacturability and testability, manage multiple concurrent supplier industrialization projects
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC