Fleet Operations Lead
Zipline · South San Francisco, California, USA
Posted about 3 months ago · $39.50 - $48
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Zipline 's roles stay open a median of 78 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 51% of Zipline 's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Zipline
- high 338 stale, 6 reposted of 342 open
- Hiring momentum
- 454 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Zipline 's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Zipline .
About this role
As a Fleet Commander (Remote Pilot in Command) at Zipline, you will lead flight operations for a large autonomous UAS fleet, ensuring safety, compliance, and efficiency. Your responsibilities include preflight planning, monitoring operational metrics, making critical decisions during missions, and coordinating with maintenance and engineering teams to resolve issues. This role requires real-time decision-making that directly impacts mission success and fleet performance.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Zipline as an employer.
What you need
- Current FAA Remote Pilot Certificate under Part 107
- Ability to work onsite in South San Francisco, CA, and support rotating shifts that may include nights, weekends, holidays, and occasional on-call coverage
- Prior operational ownership experience in UAS or manned aviation flight operations, flight dispatch, or another safety-critical operating environment
- Proven ability to make rapid, defensible go/no-go and emergency decisions in time-sensitive, safety-critical environments
- Strong technical troubleshooting skills, including the ability to interpret telemetry and operational dashboards
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel approximately 10% of the time for training, site launches, or program support
Nice to have
- Experience with multi-aircraft operations, BVLOS, or airspace approvals
What you get
- Compensation range of $34.00 - $45.00/hour
- Zipline will provide required training and cover approved travel for that training
Worth weighing
- On-site role at Fleet Command facility in South San Francisco, CA
- Initial training requires travel to Charlotte for approximately two weeks
- Role may involve high-pressure decision-making in safety-critical environments
Summarised from Zipline 's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Zipline on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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