# Production Equipment & Tooling Engineer 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: Mid level
- Location: South San Francisco, California, USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $105K to $150K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-29
- Apply by: 2026-12-13
- Apply: https://www.zipline.com/open-roles/8040740003?gh_jid=8040740003&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zipline-production-equipment-and-tooling-engineer/

## About the role

Zipline’s Manufacturing Engineering team delivers the production systems that turn autonomous delivery aircraft and their subsystems into reliable, repeatable products at scale. As a Production Equipment & Tooling Engineer based in South San Francisco, you will own design and deployment of fixtures, workstations, mechanical tooling, and end-of-line test equipment that directly enable 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

- Own equipment requirements, acceptance criteria, production handoff, and sustainment so tooling remains safe, available, and maintainable through production ramps
- Perform 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
- Develop and apply tooling design standards, GD&T practices, tolerance stacks, and material/process selections that meet safety and maintainability requirements for autonomous hardware
- 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-production-equipment-and-tooling-engineer/