Mechanical Design Engineer - Droid SMI is open at Zipline in South San Francisco, California, USA. The posting gives no salary; similar roles in the United States advertise a median of $194K. Posted on Aug 13, 2026, and still on Zipline’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
The droid is the delivery container at the heart of our delivery system. It's what detaches from the aircraft on a tether, descends 300 feet, and places your order on a driveway. It is also the part of Zipline that our customers actually see, hold, and interact with, which makes it one of the most demanding products we build. It has to be beautiful, cheap, quiet, weatherproof, thermally stable, and reliable for tens…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Zipline’s careers page.
Hiring at Zipline
Zipline has 343 open roles right now, 3 of them remote. Most are in Engineering, Operations and Manufacturing & Trades. The median advertised salary across its roles with a published range is $162K. See all its roles
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