# Test Maintenance Engineering Lead 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: $150K to $216K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-08
- Apply by: 2026-10-23
- Apply: https://www.zipline.com/open-roles/7989538003?gh_jid=7989538003
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zipline-test-maintenance-engineering-lead/

## About the role

We are searching for an exceptional Test Maintenance Engineering Lead (Senior Manager/Director level) to build and oversee an elite, multi-state organization of maintenance technicians. In this highly critical role, you will be the linchpin between our hardware testing environments and our commercial operations.

## What they're looking for

- Lead from the Front: Act as a hands-on technical leader. You must be highly capable and willing to jump in and perform any task that is asked of your technicians, leading by example with deep technical competence
- Lead with Humility: Foster a humble, ego-free team culture centered on continuous improvement, active listening, and dedicated support for your technicians on the ground

Tags: Ops