RF Test Engineer (Senior - Staff)

About the role

Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. We are seeking practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth.

Responsibilities

• Own the design validation and test planning efforts for our RF products; including both design validation and manufacturing test.
• Develop a deep understanding of components under test becoming a subject matter expert in the component’s behavior under a range of environmental, performance, and system conditions.
• Cook up cross-functional teams and external vendors to deploy high quality test plans and test systems in a timely manner to support production timelines.
• Drive end-to-end test campaigns from development through design validation, certification, and production (often working all facets simultaneously).
• Triage and root-cause field failures, using data analysis, test heritage, correlation to operating conditions, and one-off test campaigns.
• Support the certification testing to enable our aircraft to fly in the real world.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in RF engineering roles, with manufacturing test, system performance testing, certification, and design validation experience.
• Bachelors and/or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, with focus on RF Comms and Design.
• Past test engineering experience in sensors and electronics for critical systems in fields such as automotive, aerospace, transportation, or medical devices.
• Test asset design validation for RF products in high-volume production environments.
• Experience with one or more of Wi-Fi, Cell, GNSS, ADS-B, UWB, Radar, or similar consumer electronics wireless protocols.
• Experience developing test plans, test requirements, test standards, and test criteria for hardware products and RF systems.
• Strong understanding of communication system fundamentals including linear systems, signal processing, and communication theory.
• Proficient in Python, Linux environments, and scripting languages such as Bash or Shell.
• Enthusiasm for collaborating in a fast paced, cross-functional environment.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to explain technical challenges and solutions to fellow engineers and non-engineers alike.

Qualifications

• Must be eligible to work in the US.
• Must be able to work in person at Zipline’s South San Francisco office.

Skills

• RF Engineering
• Manufacturing Test
• System Performance Testing
• Design Validation
• Field Failure Triage
• System Certification Testing

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer

Pay

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Schedule

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