Manufacturing Engineer, Early Career
Core
Turn electro-mechanical aircraft, docks, and logistics hardware into safe, reliable, repeatable production processes for Zipline's autonomous drone delivery system.
Role type
Early-career individual-contributor manufacturing engineer
Builds
Final assembly and feeder sub-assemblies for autonomous delivery drones and logistics hardware
Domain
Aerospace manufacturing / Autonomous logistics
Required skills
Mechanical engineering fundamentals, electro-mechanical assembly, engineering drawings, 3D CAD design, process validation (PFMEA, control plans, SPC), root cause analysis, work instruction writing, data analysis (Excel)
Preferred skills
Siemens NX, Minitab, JMP, MES/ERP systems, statistics, production data analysis
Technologies
Siemens NX, Minitab, JMP, MES, ERP, Excel
Responsibilities
Design and improve fixtures, gauges, tooling, and workstations; investigate production issues and verify corrective actions; write work instructions and process records; support technician and operator training; contribute to design-for-manufacturing and capacity planning
Seniority
Early-career, individual contributor