# Lead Mechanical Engineer, Production Equipment 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: South San Francisco, California, USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $180K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-29
- Apply by: 2026-12-13
- Apply: https://www.zipline.com/open-roles/8040743003?gh_jid=8040743003&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zipline-lead-mechanical-engineer-production-equipment/

## About the role

Zipline’s Manufacturing Engineering team builds the production systems that turn autonomous delivery aircraft and subsystems into reliable, repeatable products at scale. Based at Coop, Zipline’s South San Francisco manufacturing site, you will own the mechanical equipment that enables aircraft assembly, battery integration, dock components, and flight-critical subsystems. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Lead mechanical equipment design reviews and technical tradeoffs, establish consistent tooling standards, and coordinate priorities and release readiness across equipment projects
- Lead on-line debugging and rapid root‑cause analysis during launches and ramp phases, be prepared to run weekend or evening commissioning efforts during critical releases
- Create and enforce tooling design standards, GD&T practices, tolerance stacks, and material/process selections that meet safety and maintainability requirements for autonomous hardware
- Mentor and review work of 1–4 tooling engineers and technicians: set priorities, approve releases, run design reviews, and recruit/hire as required
- Coordinate cross-functionally with Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Test Engineering, and Field Operations to align tooling scope, test requirements, and production schedules
- Manage relationships with fabricators and vendors: write technical RFQs, evaluate proposals, verify vendor QC, and perform acceptance testing at build and after installation

Tags: Manufacturing

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zipline-lead-mechanical-engineer-production-equipment/