# Associate Maintenance Operations Engineering Lead, Test Sites at Zipline

- Company: Zipline
- What the company does: Zipline delivers food, groceries, and medicine in minutes with fast, reliable, zero emission delivery. Backed by Sequoia and Techstars.
- Company website: https://flyzipline.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Esparto, California, USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $97K to $146K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-19
- Apply by: 2026-10-14
- Apply: https://www.zipline.com/open-roles/7907661003?gh_jid=7907661003
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zipline-associate-maintenance-operations-engineering-lead-test-sites/

## About the role

As an Associate Maintenance Operations Engineering Lead at Zipline’s Flight Test sites, you will help lead maintenance execution across a highly dynamic and technically complex test environment. This role goes beyond day-to-day aircraft maintenance oversight and requires strong judgment, systems thinking, and technical depth to support evolving hardware, off-nominal work, and experimental fleet operations.

## What they're looking for

- Experience supporting flight test, R&D, prototype, or non-standard fleet operations
- Experience with aircraft modification programs, conformity, or configuration management
- Experience designing or improving maintenance workflows, task templates, or documentation systems
- Experience managing mixed fleets or assets with different mission profiles and maintenance needs
- FAA A&P or equivalent technical certification preferred, but not required

Tags: Ops

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zipline-associate-maintenance-operations-engineering-lead-test-sites/