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Senior Motor Dyno Engineer

Zipline · South San Francisco, California, USA

Posted 27 days ago

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This role has been open
27 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

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About this role

As a Senior Motor Dyno Engineer at Zipline, you will design, build, and maintain electric-motor dynamometer systems for various testing purposes, including motor characterization and durability validation. Your role involves overseeing the entire test-system lifecycle, collaborating with multiple engineering teams, and ensuring the accuracy and reliability of motor performance data. You will also develop automated testing sequences and improve operational efficiency through standardization and automation.

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freshness
4/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
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What you need

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, controls engineering, or a related field
  • Experience designing, commissioning, or operating electric-motor, powertrain, or rotating-equipment dynamometers
  • Demonstrated ownership of complex test systems from initial requirements through hardware bring-up and sustained operation
  • Strong electromechanical integration skills across mechanical hardware, electrical systems, instrumentation, controls, and software
  • Experience selecting and integrating torque transducers, encoders, power analyzers, thermocouples, RTDs, vibration sensors, and data-acquisition systems
  • Proficiency in Python for test automation, instrument control, data processing, analysis, and visualization

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, controls, or a related discipline
  • Experience developing dynos for aerospace, electric aviation, automotive traction, robotics, or other high-performance electric-drive applications
  • Experience with National Instruments hardware, LabVIEW, MATLAB, Simulink, dSPACE, Speedgoat, or real-time control systems
  • Experience with high-accuracy motor characterization, including efficiency mapping, loss separation, back-EMF measurement, cogging torque, torque ripple, and thermal characterization
  • Experience with motor NVH characterization and diagnostics, including vibration and acoustic measurements, spectral analysis, FFTs, order tracking and extraction, and identification of speed- and load-dependent excitation mechanisms

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • The role requires a strong hands-on approach and may involve working directly on the lab floor, which may not suit all candidates.
  • The position involves significant collaboration with various engineering disciplines, which could be demanding in terms of communication and coordination.
  • The job includes responsibilities for the entire test-system lifecycle, which may require a broad skill set and adaptability.

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Listed by Zipline on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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