Supplier Industrialization Engineer - PCBA/TLA

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.

About The Role

Zipline is expanding its life-saving technology's reach from tens to hundreds of millions of people. To achieve this, we require a Supplier Industrialization Engineer (SIE) with extensive PCBA knowledge to spearhead supplier quality, development, and manufacturing excellence. You will play a crucial role in supplier selection, qualification, process control, and automation, collaborating closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing teams.

This high-impact role will allow you to shape Zipline's supply ecosystem, enhance manufacturing processes, and elevate supplier quality through continuous improvement.

What You'Ll Do

Perform Design for Manufacturing (DfM) on PCBAs and Top Level Assembly (TLA) and provide design guidance to Engineering Teams. Drive Contract Manufacturers (CM) on quality, responsiveness, and process efficiency Own and be responsible for field quality failures through Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) Participate in supplier quotations by acting as the technical expert and providing the expert knowledge on PCBA and TLA line layout, setup and cost targets. Determine and manage production line layout capacity by balancing cycle time and driving process flow changes.

Requirements

Deploy and monitor statistical quality control (SPC) methodologies, ensuring data-driven decision-making and process stability. , IPC-A-600, IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, AS9100, IATF16949). Act as the critical-to-quality (CTQ) leadership during New Product Introductions (NPIs) at suppliers sites.

International travel (up to 35%) is required to engage with manufacturing partners, sometimes on short notice. What You’ll Bring 3+ years of experience in Supplier Quality, Supplier Development, or Manufacturing Engineering, with a strong focus on PCB/PCBA manufacturing. Expertise in PCBA and TLA production processes, including SMT, through-hole soldering, reflow, AOI, ICT, and conformal coating.

Experience working with CMs for PCB and PCBA assembly (FPC/FPCA is a plus). Knowledge of IPC and ISO standards (certification as internal auditor is a plus) Proven success in supplier audits, APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, SPC, and supplier selection monitoring. Hands-on experience in root cause analysis corrective actions (8D, 5-Whys, Pareto, Fishbone).