Senior/Staff Controls Engineer

Zipline · South San Francisco

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Company
Zipline
Location
South San Francisco
Salary
$180,000 - $230,000
Posted
July 20, 2026

About this job

About You and The Role Zipline builds, manufactures, and operates autonomous delivery systems that move critical goods where they are needed. The Controls team develops the models, tools, and flight software foundations that allow aircraft to complete missions autonomously across changing conditions. As a Staff Controls Engineer, you will own system-performance analysis for vehicle designs and help turn flight and fleet data into better models, design decisions, and operational capability. You will work closely with controls, flight test, hardware, manufacturing, and customer-facing teams to identify where performance limits matter most and drive technical improvements.…

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