Senior/Staff Electrical Engineer, Avionics
Zipline · South San Francisco, California, USA
Posted 26 days ago · $160,000 - $225,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 26 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 Senior Avionics Electrical Engineer at Zipline, you will be responsible for the design, validation, and support of electrical hardware for aircraft and ground systems. Your role involves collaborating with various engineering teams to ensure the hardware is safe, manufacturable, and operationally ready. You will also lead troubleshooting efforts, mentor other engineers, and drive improvements in electrical design and validation processes.
- benefits
- 1/5
- 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
- Minimum 5 years experience designing and releasing electrical hardware for products that have shipped, flown, operated in the field, or otherwise seen real-world use.
- Strong electrical engineering fundamentals across analog, digital, mixed-signal, power, sensing, and communication circuits.
- Experience designing PCBAs, including schematic capture, component selection, design reviews, layout guidance, board bring-up, and design verification.
- Ability to debug complex electrical issues using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, electronic loads, protocol analyzers, and other lab equipment.
- Experience writing and executing test plans for design validation, qualification, production test, or reliability investigations.
- Strong root-cause analysis skills and the ability to move from ambiguous symptoms to clear technical conclusions and practical corrective actions.
Nice to have
- Experience with avionics, aerospace, drones, robotics, automotive electronics, satellites, or other high-reliability hardware.
- Experience with Altium Designer for schematic capture, PCB layout review, or release package generation.
- Experience designing for weight, power consumption, thermal limits, vibration, shock, EMI/EMC, environmental exposure, or high-volume manufacturing.
- Experience with Python, MATLAB, or similar tools for test automation, data analysis, or lab-equipment control.
- Familiarity with embedded firmware development in C or C++, especially for board bring-up, diagnostics, or hardware-software integration.
What you get
- The starting cash range for this role is $160,000 - $225,000.
- Total compensation package may include equity compensation, overtime pay, discretionary annual or performance bonuses, sales incentives, and benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off, and more.
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work options or flexible hours.
- The role requires hands-on involvement, which may not suit those looking for a purely design-focused position.
- The job involves collaboration across multiple teams, which could be challenging in a fast-paced environment.
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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