Software Engineer (Hardware Test)

Join Zipline, a pioneering company in the field of drone delivery. As a Senior Software Engineer - Hardware Test, you will develop and deploy high-quality software for our automated testers, gaining a deep understanding of our avionics stack, flight and embedded code, and vehicle sensors. You will own the test systems from early prototype design to field/production root-cause, driving schedules and deliverables, interfacing with vendors, and bridging cross-functional teams with a focus on reliability and safety. Your work will directly contribute to the design of future vehicles and the verification of our next-generation aircraft.

• Architect, develop, and deploy test software and test assets that will be used to validate components from avionics boards, sensors, instrumentation, and mechanism assemblies.
• Drive end-to-end test campaigns from development through design validation, certification, and production automation (often working all facets simultaneously).
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and external vendors to deploy high quality test systems in a timely manner to support vehicle-builds.
• Experience developing test plans, test requirements, and test criteria for hardware products
• Experience building automation systems for use in safety-critical and factory applications
• Experience developing software that interfaces directly with hardware including navigating datasheets and validating hands-on with representative hardware
• Experience working with Git / CI and the software development and validation process
• Experience with object oriented programming
• 5+ years of programming experience in Python for high volume production applications (manufacturing/EOL software development experience). Some knowledge of embedded C and ability to understand Rust is desired
• Must be authorized to work in the US
• Experience solving complex multidisciplinary problems with little supervision on schedule as an individual or as a member of an integrated team
• Experience using and deep understanding of common test instrumentation and data acquisition hardware