Senior Integration and Test Software Engineer - Long Range Plaform

About Zipline

Zipline is the world's largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world's largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably.

Our customers include healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants, and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide rapid delivery services.

Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe.

About You and The Role

You will be the Senior Integration & Test Software Engineer (Long Range Platform) owning software-driven test systems that validate long-range delivery drones across engineering, manufacturing, and fleet operations. The role focuses on designing, deploying, and sustaining turnkey SIL/HIL/EOLT test rigs and automation that improve throughput, defect rates, and fleet reliability.

What You'll Do

• Own end-to-end delivery of test systems including SIL, HIL, EOLT, and bench rigs from prototype through production deployment and sustainment.
• Define and meet measurable targets for test coverage, failure detection, test cycle time reduction, and defect escape reduction.
• Architect, implement, and maintain software for test orchestration, data capture, analysis, and reporting.
• Build automation and dashboards used by manufacturing engineers and test operators.
• Integrate software with hardware under test including board bring-up, sensor calibration, motion systems, power systems, and DAQ instruments.
• Lead root-cause investigations and corrective action plans for production and test failures.
• Define test standards, validation protocols, and CI pipelines that gate production and flight system changes.
• Collaborate with embedded firmware, hardware, manufacturing engineering, supply chain, and field operations teams.
• Support on-call production escalations and travel to manufacturing or distribution sites when required.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of experience building integration and test software interfacing with hardware.
• Strong Python and C/C++ programming skills.
• Linux system administration experience.
• Experience with CI, Git, and test automation frameworks.
• Hands-on embedded systems experience including board bring-up and instrumentation.
• Experience with HIL, SIL, and EOL test architectures.
• Experience delivering automation solutions for factory or safety-critical environments.
• Track record of delivering measurable improvements in throughput, yield, reliability, or defect reduction.
• Ability to work under high-impact deadlines with on-call rotations and site travel.
• Ability to work onsite regularly in South San Francisco.
• Ability to drive cross-functional technical decisions and define acceptance criteria.
• Visa sponsorship available.

Additional Information

Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity and inclusion across its workforce.