Test Equipment Design Engineer (Battery and Power Electronics)

Join Zipline, a company revolutionizing logistics with autonomous delivery aircraft and ground systems. As an Electromechanical Test Equipment Design Engineer, you will design and develop custom test systems for battery and power electronics hardware. Your work will accelerate product development and generate accurate engineering data. You will collaborate with various teams and contribute to engineering standards and best practices. This role is open to engineers at all levels.

• Conception, design, and development of custom electromechanical test equipment for batteries and power electronics.
• Integration of mechanical design, electrical hardware, instrumentation, controls, automation, and software to create robust, scalable systems.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to translate engineering questions into robust validation solutions.
• This role is open to engineers at all levels
• Experience developing automated systems using Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB, PLCs, NI TestStand, or equivalent tools is preferred
• Experience integrating electrical hardware including sensors, actuators, relays, power supplies, wiring harnesses, DAQ systems, instrumentation, safety circuits, and industrial controls
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across mechanical, electrical, software, manufacturing, and reliability teams
• Experience supporting environmental, vibration, thermal, fatigue, abuse, electrical, or reliability testing is preferred
• Experience designing electromechanical systems, automated equipment, manufacturing equipment, robotics, or engineering test systems appropriate to your career level
• Strong engineering fundamentals including machine design, GD&T, tolerance analysis, structural analysis, electrical fundamentals, instrumentation, and system integration
• Hands-on experience assembling, wiring, debugging, commissioning, and maintaining complex electromechanical systems
• Strong mechanical design skills using NX, SolidWorks, or equivalent CAD software
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical tradeoffs and influence engineering decisions