Concept and Architecture Engineering Contractor
Zipline · South San Francisco, California, USA
Posted 12 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 12 days Zipline 's roles stay open a median of 42 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 51% of Zipline 's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Zipline
- low 0 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
- 2026-09-17
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 Concept and Architecture Engineering Contractor at Zipline, you will collaborate with the New Products team to tackle ambiguous technical challenges and contribute to a clean-sheet product development effort. Your role will involve generating and evaluating innovative concepts, prototyping solutions, and leveraging your engineering intuition to address complex problems. This engagement will take place over a short-term, intensive design sprint at Zipline’s flight test facility, where you will gain firsthand exposure to the systems and operations relevant to the project.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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
- Demonstrated history of building difficult things and solving intractable problems
- Technical creativity and strong engineering intuition
- Hands-on ability and intellectual range
- Track record of turning unconventional ideas into working hardware or systems
- Comfortable entering unfamiliar problem spaces and approaching problems without traditional constraints
What you get
- Compensation of $3,000–$6,000 per day depending on scope and relevant experience
- Meals provided during onsite engagement days
Worth weighing
- Short-term engagement from September 28–October 2, 2026
- Travel and lodging not covered
- Contractors not eligible for Zipline employee benefits
- Strict confidentiality requirements regarding the project
Summarised from Zipline 's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Zipline on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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