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. Through our technology that includes 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.

About the Role:

The Ground System Deployments team is looking for an innovative, collaborative and self-driven Deployment Engineer to join the team to ensure the successful deployment of Ziplines Ground Systems in all possible applications by designing and deploying SCADA and auxiliary components to support our projects - RTK navigation systems, remote monitoring camera systems, high availability and low cost data and networking solutions, automated response systems, automated site camera systems and other such technologies.

This role is well suited to engineers with broad, solid fundamentals and a design background looking to step into a systems / projects / implementation role where they will be able to use their design skills to tackle first-of-kind problems with the Ground Systems products and infrastructure. Those who love ‘figure it out engineering’ with a passion for thinking outside the box, or using what’s in the box, or making a new box should apply.

This role has a mandate to drive positive change through the organization - as problems or scenarios occur this individual will be tasked with both 0 to 1 problem/project responsibility and also working with the broad engineering and deployments organization to implement foundation changes to product and process as needed.

This position is based out of our office in South San Francisco with intermittent travel within California and the USA.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Design from concept to implementation the various SCADA and auxiliary systems for deployment as part of Ziplines Ground System Infrastructure including Data and Networking systems, RTK and localization systems, site level camera systems.
Develop and implement solutions to problems/projects/applications of Ziplines Ground system infrastructure and associated systems.
Understand our internal and external customer’s business and needs and work with our internal engineering and business teams to refine and roadmap necessary changes to ensure the successful deployment of the Ground Systems infrastructure.
Work with our New Deployments, Customer Success and Ground Systems Engineering teams from 0-1 across parallel projects and initiatives.
Source and develop relationships with outside organizations (local jurisdiction, utilities, contractors, etc).
Evaluate all options and a lean budget, select best vendors to ensure reliable and quality services and products.
Understand and mitigate the preconstruction, construction, operational and sustaining risks associated with each project.
Interact directly with internal and external partners and stakeholders as needed.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

Bachelors degree with minimum 4 years of experience.

The individual should have an Engineering background (Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Industrial, Others). The individual should have experience (4yrs+) in working as/within a role that covers:

SCADA and networking systems are a strong preference.
Technical Product Management, Technical Program Management or applicable areas.
Experience with automated logistics, UAV aviation, EVSE Charging, Renewable Energy and Battery Energy Storage Systems, SCADA systems, Industrial networking systems, Telecommunication systems, Audio Visual Communication Systems or equivalent industries a plus.
Systems engineering and system architecture.

Strong candidates should have excellent communications skills to:

Drive internal alignment of requirements for projects based on business needs.
Provide leadership team with updates on scope, schedule and budgets.
Drive external parties for the implementation of real estate projects.

The individual will be based at Ziplines headquarters in South San Francisco and will be expected to travel intermittently to implement Ziplines expansion in multiple metros across the US and internationally .
Must be eligible to work in the US.

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, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws or our own sensibilities.

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!