Flight Operator

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 

As a member of Zipline’s Flight Operations team in Nigeria, you’ll be responsible for ensuring that the delivery of medical products to health facilities is done safely and on time. This will involve working with a team of flight operators to conduct regular preflight inspections, launching, and recovery of the drones (aircraft).

You'll learn how to effectively and safely handle zip components, assembling and disassembling components right after recovery. You'll be expected to provide feedback and ideas to the flight operators on how to make our operations safer and ultimately help us scale to 400+ deliveries per day.

Safety is your priority: your goal is to never harm people or property and report potential safety risks ahead of time.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Launch and Recovery: You will be responsible for the safe assembly of drones in preparation for flights, perform critical checks, communicate with Zipline controllers in readiness for flight, launch and disassemble drones on return to the Distribution Center
• Collaboration: Work with a team to scale drone deliveries at our distribution center.

QUALIFICATIONS

• OND/HND in Engineering, Computer Science/Technology, Physics, Mathematics. relevant field
• Computer literacy
• Languages: Professional Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Commitment to maintaining a safe working environment and following safety guidelines.
• Reliable and flexible to work occasional overtime and weekends as needed.
• Committed to living the Zipline values: Ownership, Transparency, Customer Obsession, Servant leadership & Continuous improvement.
• Experience: 0-2 years of experience in engineering or a similar environment preferred.

REQUIREMENTS

• • Hands-On Attitude: Must enjoy hands-on work and have a high learning agility
  • Extremely process & detail-oriented
  • Strength: Able to lift up to 23Kg objects
  • Poise: Maintain a cool head under high-pressure situations
  • Critical thinking
  • Ability to maintain focus during extended daily flight operations
  • Must be willing and able to work night shifts and weekends

Once hired you will go through a rigorous training program with Zipline Academy to gain a deep understanding of our history, our mission, our impact, and our UAS systems. The program includes thorough Flight Operations training that covers different parts of our system and our drone.

Please note: This role is a six-month parental leave cover contract.

Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state, federal or local law or our other policies.

We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position, please apply!

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