Supplier Industrialization Engineer

Zipline (1 day ago)

United States, California, South San Francisco, CAOnsiteFull TimeSenior$120,000 - $247,000Manufacturing

About this role

Zipline is hiring a senior engineering leader to own component development qualification and supplier industrialization to scale its autonomous delivery manufacturing footprint. The role is based at Zipline’s South San Francisco HQ and requires significant travel to manage critical partners in Asia and North America. The position interfaces cross-functionally with Design Engineering, Strategic Sourcing, Integrated Planning, and Manufacturing Operations to transition products from prototype to volume production.

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Required Skills

Supplier Development
Industrialization
Manufacturing
NPI
Supplier Quality
Lean
SPC
DFM
Cost Modeling
Project Management

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Qualifications

Advanced Technical Degree
AS9100
ISO9001
IATF16949

About Zipline

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Zipline is the world's largest autonomous delivery system, using long-range drones and end-to-end logistics software to provide on-demand delivery of medical supplies, retail goods, and other critical items. Its platform combines custom aircraft, automated distribution centers, and routing/operations software to deliver quickly and reliably for hospitals, governments, and commercial partners across the U.S., Africa, and other markets. Zipline specializes in time-critical payloads—blood, vaccines, emergency supplies—and integrates with existing supply chains through partnerships with health ministries, hospitals, and retailers. Customers choose Zipline for its proven safety, high-uptime operations, and ability to scale instant logistics in challenging geographies.