or apply directly on Zipline 's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 22 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 Ground Test Operator at Zipline, you will support the flight testing and operational validation of autonomous delivery aircraft. Your daily tasks will include executing test procedures, preparing and processing test packages, operating ground infrastructure, and coordinating with various teams to ensure safe testing. You may also be involved in installations, incident response, and may require travel to remote test sites for field testing.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- 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
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow operational procedures in a safety-critical environment
- Ability to work outdoors
- Ability to work any shift and any day of the week to support continuous flight test operations
Nice to have
- Experience in aviation, UAV operations, or flight test environments
- Familiarity with autonomous systems or robotics platforms
- Experience operating industrial or heavy equipment such as forklifts, lifts, or other machinery
- Experience troubleshooting mechanical or operational systems
Worth weighing
- Work is performed in an active flight test environment, both indoors and outdoors
- Role requires walking across large test areas and working around aircraft and ground equipment
- Ability to lift and move packages or operational equipment as part of daily work
- Work may involve operating or working around industrial equipment and heavy machinery
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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