Hardware Test & Prototype Technician, Dropbox
Zipline · South San Francisco, California, USA
Posted 19 days ago · $75,000-$100,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 19 days Zipline 's roles stay open a median of 42 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 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 Hardware Test & Prototype Technician at Zipline, you will be responsible for assembling and testing hardware prototypes for the Dropbox delivery system. Your role involves interpreting engineering documentation, building mechanical and electromechanical assemblies, conducting tests, and documenting results. You will collaborate closely with various engineering teams and may also support field installations and testing at different locations.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- 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
- Hands-on experience assembling, testing, repairing, or maintaining mechanical or electromechanical hardware.
- Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, assembly documentation, wiring diagrams, and test procedures.
- Experience using common hand tools, power tools, torque tools, measurement equipment, and shop equipment safely.
- Familiarity with mechanisms, bearings, belts, fasteners, actuators, motors, sensors, connectors, and wiring harnesses.
- Experience using measurement tools such as calipers, micrometers, torque instruments, multimeters, and data-acquisition equipment.
- Ability to build clean, reliable prototype hardware even when designs or instructions are still evolving.
Nice to have
- Technical certificate, associate degree, apprenticeship, military technical experience, or equivalent hands-on experience is valued.
- Experience with robotics, industrial automation, automotive systems, aerospace hardware, appliances, material-handling equipment, or outdoor machinery is helpful.
- Experience with basic machining, sheet-metal fabrication, soldering, crimping, harness fabrication, or environmental testing is helpful.
What you get
- Starting cash range of $75,000-$100,000 ($36-$48/hour).
- Equity compensation.
- Overtime pay.
- Discretionary annual or performance bonuses.
- Sales incentives.
- Benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance.
Worth weighing
- Field assignments may involve outdoor work, uneven surfaces, changing weather, and occasional overnight travel.
- The role requires some travel to various test or deployment locations, which may not suit everyone.
- The job involves working closely with engineers and may require interpreting unclear designs or instructions.
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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