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About the Role
Zipline is expanding its autonomous delivery network into complex airspace and markets, requiring the evolution of technical systems, industry standards, and regulatory frameworks. This role will define and lead Zipline's airspace integration policy strategy, ensuring safe and predictable operations alongside other aviation systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement Zipline’s airspace integration strategy, including deconfliction of UAS, remote identification, and detection and avoidance of crewed aircraft.
- Lead Zipline’s policy strategy for RF deconfliction and spectrum coexistence, addressing command-and-control, vehicle-to-vehicle communications, and counter UAS systems.
- Lead Zipline’s policy engagement on electronic conspicuity, ADS-B, Remote Identification (RID), and surveillance requirements.
- Translate aviation and spectrum regulatory requirements into compliance, certification, and deployment roadmaps.
- Represent Zipline in forums for airspace integration policy, standards, and governance.
- Lead Zipline’s engagement with the FAA on implementation of Part 108, Part 146, and Section 2209, and engage with other civil aviation authorities on UTM and U-space efforts.
- Lead Zipline’s response to government consultations and notices of proposed rulemakings regarding airspace integration, spectrum, UTM, detect and avoid, electronic conspicuity, and ADS-B.
- Convert Zipline’s operational experience, safety evidence, and technical capabilities into contributions to standards, guidance, policy, and industry consensus.
- Advise leadership on emerging regulatory requirements, technical dependencies, approval risks, market entry constraints, and policy decisions affecting Zipline’s roadmap.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in air traffic management, aviation systems, UAS operations, aviation regulation, UTM, spectrum policy, standards development, or a related field.
- Track record of designing, deploying, operating, regulating, or materially shaping complex airspace-integration systems for UAS or AAM.
- Experience with advanced aviation or eVTOL airspace integration, AAM operating concepts, NextGen air traffic-management programs, or comparable efforts.
- Experience in FCC and aviation spectrum issues affecting UAS, including C2 and CNPC links, the 5030–5091 MHz band, RF interference and coexistence, equipment authorization, UWB, cellular or satellite communications, and related licensing or regulatory proceedings.
- Demonstrated leadership or substantive technical participation in international aviation standards and policy forums.
- Trusted relationships with civil aviation authorities policy and rulemaking leadership, air navigation service providers, standards organizations, UAS operators, and UTM service providers.
- Experience working in both government and industry, with the judgment to reconcile regulator, operator, service-provider, and public interests into practical systems and policy.
- Technical fluency sufficient to engage with subject matter experts on RF and spectrum issues, interoperability requirements, electronic conspicuity, ADS-B, UTM, safety cases, and engineering tradeoffs.
- Demonstrated ability to influence across organizational boundaries and convert complex technical, regulatory, and operational issues into concise recommendations for leadership.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to represent Zipline credibly in technical standards, regulatory, and executive forums.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in aerospace engineering, systems engineering, computer science, aviation, air traffic management, public policy, or a related field.
- Based in or willing to work from South San Francisco, California, with regular travel.
Skills
- Air traffic management
- Aviation systems
- UAS operations
- Aviation regulation
- UTM
- Spectrum policy
- Standards development
- Airspace integration
- RF deconfliction
- Remote identification
- Detection and avoidance
- Electronic conspicuity
- ADS-B
- Network RID
- Transponder requirements
- Surveillance requirements
- BVLOS rulemaking
- Part 108
- Part 146
- Section 2209
- UTM
- U-space
- Government consultations
- Notices of proposed rulemakings
- Request for comments
- Counter UAS systems
- Command-and-control
- CNPC links
- Vehicle-to-vehicle communications
- Cellular connectivity
- FCC
- Aviation spectrum
- 5030–5091 MHz band
- RF interference
- Coexistence
- Equipment authorization
- UWB
- Cellular communications
- Satellite communications
- Licensing
- Regulatory proceedings
- ICAO
- JARUS
- ASTM F38
- RTCA
- GUTMA
- Safety cases
- Assurance frameworks
- Operational concepts
- Certification evidence
Location
- South San Francisco, California
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 10+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
About the Company
- Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service, aiming to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to essential goods anytime, anywhere.
- They design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably.
- Zipline operates on four continents, making a delivery every 30 seconds and completing millions of deliveries including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products.
- Customers include major healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants, and global businesses.
- Their system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back, with over 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown.
- Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food globally.
- They are looking for practical problem solvers motivated by building systems with meaningful impact and scaling the future of logistics.
Equal Opportunity
- Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws or our own sensibilities.
- We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech.
- As set forth in Zipline’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.