Mechanical Test Engineering Manager (SMI)
On-siteSouth San Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead a multidisciplinary team of test engineers to deliver performant, safe, and proven hardware across initial development testing to full validation. Design, build, operate, and maintain test equipment while developing strategies to evaluate function, reliability, and safety of critical components. Root cause failures alongside design engineers to create elegant solutions and contribute to design reviews, prototyping, and testing of assemblies. Establish a team culture that biases towards action, raise the bar for technical quality, and make key hires to grow the team. This role is based at Zipline's test lab facility in South San Francisco with 5-10% travel to field sites and test ranges depending on program phase.
Required Qualifications
- Past success leading engineering teams to rapidly develop first of its kind hardware and deploy into the field with the level of rigor that a high volume or safety critical application requires
- Deep technical depth in test hardware design and interfacing with software and automation, structures, mechanisms, and how to rapidly and effectively test for performance, capability, and reliability
- Past success managing and developing an excellent team of engineers
- Past success bringing products through the full product development life cycle
- Must be eligible to work in the US
- Must be able to travel to field sites and test ranges (typically 5-10% depending on program phase)
- Must be based in South San Francisco
Desired Qualifications
- Enthusiasm for building a team - finding and convincing top talent to join you in your work
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