Technical Program Manager System Test

About Zipline

Zipline is at the forefront of a logistics revolution: We design, manufacture, and operate our own fleet of autonomous drones to deliver vital medical supplies to people in need within minutes, 7 days a week, globally. Leveraging expertise in robotics and autonomy, Zipline today serves tens of millions of people around the world.

About You and The Role  

The Flight Operations team is looking for a program manager responsible for enabling and scaling test flight capabilities and environments to match the enormity and demands of the production environment. Zipline’s aircraft Flight Test Team must be prepared to verify a complex integrated system across a wide array of changing variables and conditions. Our sophisticated flight systems also require us to build custom test solutions to thoroughly explore the limits of the flight and safety envelope. The tangible demonstration of flight is the ultimate culmination of the product life cycle.

As the Technical Program Manager for the flight ops team, you will be the focal point for coordinating weekly and monthly team goals preparing to meet the challenge of major integrations and features landing in parallel; this all must be in alignment with company goals. You will work within the team and across engineering to align priorities, coordinate timelines, and lead complex scope, resource, and schedule trades. For those that are deeply excited about leading with influence and representing a global mission, this is an incredible opportunity to leverage your skillset.

What You'll Do  

• Manage the Flight operations roadmaps and campaigns across programs: balance, drive, and align key campaigns while surfacing gaps and mitigating risks to projects.
• Measure and improve test execution velocity: includes ownership of campaign timelines, unblocking teams, cross-check plans, and streamline cross-functional dependencies.
• Engage across integration challenges and triaging: you are a champion,  communicating out biggest blockers and surfacing risk to goals. 
• Engage across electrical, mechanical, software, and embedded software domains within engineering  to drive coherent execution across major projects.
• Translate and integrate company goals into larger Flight ops execution strategy. 
• Bring the right people together to make critical decisions, quickly.

What You'll Bring 

• Over 3 years of relevant experience as a technical program manager.
• Past success in managing validation and testing across technical projects in fields such as automotive, aerospace, transportation, or medical devices.
• Demonstrated skill in aligning priorities, coordinating timelines, and leading complex scope, resource, and schedule trades.
• Enthusiasm for collaborating in a fast paced, cross-functional environment.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to explain challenges and solutions to fellow engineers and non-engineers alike.
• Must be able to work in person splitting time between Zipline’s Half Moon Bay facility and South San Francisco office.

What Else You Need to Know   

The starting cash range for this role is $150,000 - 200,000. Please note that this is a target, starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum qualifications for this role. The final cash pay for this role will depend on a variety of factors, including a specific candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, working location, and projected impact. The total compensation package for this role may also include: equity compensation; discretionary annual or performance bonuses; sales incentives; benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance; paid time off; and more.

Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state, federal or local law or our other policies.

We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!