Structural Engineer

About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products.

Our customers include the world’s largest and most prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide delivery from point A to point B as fast as possible. The drone is only 15% of what we’ve built to enable seamless, reliable, global operations.

Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe.

We operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth. Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and by scaling the future of logistics. We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds.

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The Role The Ground System Deployments team is looking for an innovative, collaborative and self-driven Structural Engineer to join the team to ensure the successful deployment of Zipline’s Ground Systems in all possible applications and configurations.

This role is well suited to structural engineers looking to apply their experience designing novel and innovative sites, foundations and structures to advance and accelerate the new and growing industry of  autonomous drone delivery ground systems. With broad scope to influence the design of current and next generation systems this role will join a stellar team responsible for the site level designs, layouts, civil designs, structural and foundation designs and implementation.

Interacting with various mechanical, civil, structural and electrical engineering stakeholders across the organization this role will  ensure the overall system and its site design work hand in hand to ensure the successful deployment of Ziplines Ground Systems within cost and timeline goals.

This role has a mandate to drive positive change through the organization - as problems or scenarios occur this individual will be tasked with both 0 to 1 problem/project responsibility and also working with the broad engineering and deployments organization to implement foundation changes to product and process as needed.

What You'll Do Be a key stakeholder responsible for structural analysis and design of:

Charging towers

Dropboxes and related structures

Develop designs that are:

Code-compliant

Constructible

Cost-effective and scalable

Produce and review:

Structural calculations

Drawings and design documentation

Support permitting and regulatory approvals

Interface with:

Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs)
Customers and external partners

Collaborate with:

Mechanical and electrical engineering teams

Real Estate and Construction teams

Provide input on constructability and installation approaches

Improve and maintain standard designs and design documentation

Advise on permitting, codes and and other certification efforts relevant to the projects and structures.  Engage and interact with cities and relevant inspectors or…