Hiring: Senior Motor Technology Development Engineer Company: Zipline Location: South San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 10:33:45 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : Assembly, CAD About the job Experience: •5+ years of experience developing electromechanical products, manufacturing processes, or production equipment; experience at the senior level is preferred. Required Skills: •Zipline is looking for a Senior Motor Development Engineer to help develop the next generation of electric motor technologies that enable our autonomous delivery systems. This is a hands-on mechanical engineering role focused on turning new motor concepts, especially stator winding concepts, into repeatable, production-ready processes. •Lead the development and industrialization of stator winding and other novel motor assembly processes for new motor technologies, from early prototypes through production readiness. •Develop practical manufacturing methods for processes such as wire forming, winding, insertion, termination, impregnation, adhesive application, and related motor assembly operations. •Design, prototype, debug, and validate tooling, fixtures, gauges, and semi-automated or automated production equipment. •Translate motor design intent and performance requirements into manufacturable process specifications, equipment requirements, and acceptance criteria. •Plan and execute hands-on experiments, design-of-experiments studies, and process trials to evaluate new materials, tooling concepts, equipment architectures, and winding methods. •Build and test prototype motors and stators; investigate defects and performance variation using structured root-cause methods. •Establish process windows, key process parameters, inspection methods, and test requirements that support repeatable manufacturing. Qualifications: •Operational familiarity with PLC-controlled machinery, industrial motion control, machine vision, force or torque monitoring, and production data collection. •Proficiency with CAD and drawing-release systems; experience with machining, sheet metal, additive manufacturing, or other rapid-prototyping methods. •What Else You Need To Know •This role involves regular hands-on work in engineering labs, prototype build areas, and manufacturing environments. It may include occasional travel to suppliers or manufacturing partners to support equipment builds, process trials, and production readiness activities. •For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file. •As set forth in Zipline ’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!