Concept and Architecture Engineering Contractor
Core
Lead a confidential, clean-sheet product development effort by generating concepts from first principles and rapidly prototyping solutions for Zipline's autonomous logistics system.
Role type
Independent contractor concept and architecture engineer
Builds
New autonomous logistics products and systems
Domain
Autonomous drones, logistics, hardware systems
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
first-principles thinking, rapid prototyping, hardware system design, problem-solving in ambiguous environments, cross-industry technical intuition
Preferred skills
experience building difficult things, unconventional problem-solving, quick learning in unfamiliar domains
Technologies
autonomous systems, hardware prototyping
Responsibilities
Generate and evaluate concepts from first principles, rapidly sketch and prototype potential solutions, challenge assumptions to identify overlooked design spaces, use direct exposure to Zipline's systems to develop grounded problem understanding, maintain strict confidentiality
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC