Senior Systems Engineer

Job overview

The Senior Systems Engineer role is onsite in South San Francisco, CA. Compensation is $190,000–$230,000 per year for the Senior Systems Engineer level. Zipline operates an autonomous drone delivery system that transports critical supplies, including medical products, food, and retail goods. The engineer provides technical leadership for deploying reliable autonomous systems in safety-critical environments. The role defines and traces system requirements, aligns cross-disciplinary interfaces, evaluates test and release standards, and supports evidence of flight worthiness so systems can scale safely and reliably.

What you'll do

• Own requirements, metrics, test coverage, and validation processes
• define, decompose, and trace system and subsystem requirements
• define interfaces and lead cross-disciplinary discussions
• develop frameworks and facilitate trade studies for performance, safety, and cost
• evaluate hardware and software release standards and test requirements
• partner with design engineering, systems engineering, and certification teams to demonstrate flight worthiness to regulators.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior systems engineer

south san francisco ca

$190k–$230k/year

autonomous systems

safety-critical engineering

electromechanical systems

requirements traceability

system validation

flight worthiness

drone delivery

zipline

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Potential equity compensation and discretionary bonuses
• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• paid time off.

Why this role

Requires a relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree and 5–10+ years of safety-critical electromechanical systems experience; compensation may also include equity, bonuses, and benefits.

About the employer

Zipline is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.