Software Engineer (Hardware Test)

Zipline

San Francisco, United States Posted September 12, 2026

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On-site Full-time Senior
Salary Range

$160,000 - $220,000

Job Description

Join Zipline, a pioneering company in the field of automated delivery systems. As a Senior Software Engineer - Hardware Test, you will develop and deploy high-quality software for our next-generation P2 hardware. You will gain a deep understanding of our avionics stack, flight and embedded code, and vehicle sensors. Your work will directly contribute to the design of future vehicles and the verification of our next-generation aircraft.

  • Architect, develop, and deploy test software and test assets that will be used to validate components from avionics boards, sensors, instrumentation, and mechanism assemblies.
  • Drive end-to-end test campaigns from development through design validation, certification, and production automation (often working all facets simultaneously).
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams and external vendors to deploy high quality test systems in a timely manner to support vehicle-builds.
  • Experience developing software that interfaces directly with hardware including navigating datasheets and validating hands-on with representative hardware
  • Experience building automation systems for use in safety-critical and factory applications
  • Experience solving complex multidisciplinary problems with little supervision on schedule as an individual or as a member of an integrated team
  • Experience developing test plans, test requirements, and test criteria for hardware products
  • Experience with object oriented programming
  • Experience working with Git / CI and the software development and validation process
  • Experience using and deep understanding of common test instrumentation and data acquisition hardware
  • 5+ years of programming experience in Python for high volume production applications (manufacturing/EOL software development experience). Some knowledge of embedded C and ability to understand Rust is desired
  • If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!
Required Skills
software development cross-functional collaboration object oriented programming Git Python manufacturing Rust
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