Autonomy Flight Test Specialist

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $37 - $45 / hour

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Zipline

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2014

🚗 Transport

🛍️ eCommerce

💰 $330M Series F on 2023-04

Transport • Healthcare • eCommerce

Zipline is a leading provider of autonomous drone delivery services, revolutionizing logistics for various sectors including healthcare, restaurants, and retail. Their innovative technology allows for rapid and emission-free deliveries, significantly reducing the time required to transport goods such as food, medical supplies, and everyday essentials. Since their inception, Zipline has completed over a million deliveries across multiple countries, showcasing their commitment to improving delivery experiences and enhancing access to critical supplies.

📋 Description

• Own aerial data collection missions end to end in support of Zipline’s Detect and Avoid system development • Travel across the U.S. to collect real-world flight data from helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, and specialty aviation platforms • Operate Zipline’s data collection rigs in dynamic flight environments while maintaining strong safety awareness • Independently manage mission prep, equipment setup, troubleshooting, data capture, and post-flight wrap-up • Build effective working relationships with pilots, flight crews, vendors, and cross-functional teams to execute safe and efficient flight operations • Debug hardware, software, sensor, and data collection rig issues in the field to keep missions moving • Own field logistics, including packing, transport, setup, teardown, aircraft integration support, and gear accountability • Ensure collected data is complete, reliable, and useful for training and validating autonomy systems • Identify ways to improve tools, rigs, workflows, and future flight campaigns

🎯 Requirements

• Experience in aviation or similarly operational environments (e.g., pilot, student pilot, aircraft mechanic, UAS operator, field robotics, military, or other hands-on technical operations roles) • Willingness to travel frequently (up to ~75%), including multi-week deployments, irregular schedules, weekends, and early-morning or night operations • Strong mechanical and technical aptitude—comfortable working with tools, hardware systems, aircraft-adjacent equipment, and field troubleshooting • Ability to independently execute complex field operations with limited oversight while maintaining strong judgment, organization, and attention to detail • Experience troubleshooting technical issues in real time, including hardware, software, sensors, networking, or operational workflows • Familiarity with FAA regulations, airspace fundamentals, and safe operations around aircraft, airfields, FBOs, and remote flight environments • Comfortable working in dynamic flight conditions while operating laptops, tablets, sensors, and mounted equipment in helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft • Ability to remain calm and effective in high-pressure or physically demanding environments, including motion-heavy flight conditions and variable weather • Strong communication and coordination skills in fast-moving operational environments • Ability to lift and transport 50+ lbs of equipment and support field deployment logistics with or without reasonable accommodation

🏖️ Benefits

• medical, dental and vision insurance • paid time off