or apply directly on Zipline 's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- 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
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 Visual Observer at Zipline, you will support safe and efficient autonomous aircraft operations by ensuring public and crew safety during flights that deliver medical supplies. Your responsibilities include monitoring for hazards, communicating with the flight crew, conducting site checks, and documenting incidents. This role requires outdoor work in varying weather conditions and may involve both part-time and full-time shifts.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 3/5
- 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
- Must be 18+ and able to pass background and pre-employment drug/alcohol screening and ongoing random testing.
- Availability for assigned day, night, and weekend shifts at the Dallas site; both part-time and full-time schedules considered.
- Comfortable working outdoors for extended periods in varying weather (heat, rain, wind); able to stand and visually scan for entire shifts and perform repetitive, safety-critical tasks.
- Clear, calm radio and face-to-face communication under operational stress; English fluency for safety-critical exchanges.
- Ability to enforce safety rules with the public and crew and to make decisive hazard calls during operations.
Nice to have
- FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate or prior UAS/aviation experience; candidates without Part 107 will complete Zipline’s training and competency checks as required for the role.
What you get
- The starting pay for this role is $22/hour.
Worth weighing
- Contract length is approximately 3–6 months as stated by the hiring manager.
- On-site work at Austin launch/recovery sites with occasional schedule changes due to weather or flight demand; reliable local transport to assigned sites during shift windows.
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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