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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 You and The Role  Zipline deploys ground systems that enable autonomous delivery. You will own structural engineering for charging towers, zipping point dropboxes, foundations, and related site structures, making them safe, permitted, constructible, and ready to operate across varied locations.You will turn reusable structural standards and site-specific adaptations into deployment packages. Working with mechanical, electrical, civil, construction, deployment, and external partners, you will make the technical decisions that move designs through release, permitting, and implementation while protecting safety and improving deployment quality, approval readiness, cost, and scalability. What You'll Do Own structural analysis and design for charging towers, zipping points, foundations, and related ground-system structures. Produce and technically release structural calculations, drawings, and documentation for code-compliant, constructible site deployments. Develop reusable structural standards and adapt them for site conditions and non-standard configurations. Lead structural input for permitting and regulatory reviews with AHJs, cities, inspectors, customers, and external partners. Partner with civil, mechanical, electrical, construction, and deployment teams on layouts, installation approaches, constructability, and operational risks. Evaluate preconstruction, construction, and sustaining risks; drive practical design or process changes that improve permit-ready quality, installation quality, standardized-design reuse, and cost-conscious deployment. What You'll Bring Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Structural Engineering. 5–8+ years of structural design experience, including steel and/or concrete design. Working knowledge of IBC, ASCE 7, AISC, and related structural codes and standards. Experience supporting permitting, approvals, and coordination with authorities having jurisdiction. Ability to solve first-of-kind structural problems and communicate clear technical decisions across engineering, business, and external stakeholders. Ability to work from Zipline’s South San Francisco headquarters and travel intermittently to project sites in the US and internationally. What Else You Need To Know The starting cash range for this role is  $145,000 – $225,000 . Please no