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Skydio · 1 day ago

Senior Manager, Manufacturing Test Engineering

San Mateo, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$196K/yr - $260K/yr

10+ years exp

Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight. They are seeking a hands-on technical leader for their manufacturing test engineering team to ensure high quality and efficiency at manufacturing sites and to develop test hardware and software for their growing hardware portfolio.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Drone ManagementDronesMachine LearningRobotics

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead and enhance Skydio’s manufacturing test engineering team

Collaborate with product development, manufacturing operations and software teams to define and implement manufacturing test plans

Define and build manual or automated functional test stations

Qualify, deploy and audit test stations in fast paced production environments

Develop test software in our vehicle test framework

Work with the product development team to identify and incorporate design for test optimizations into our products

Proactively identify test related issues throughout product build cycles and aim for timely resolution

Qualification

Test development leadershipTest automation experienceElectromechanical designCommunication protocolsElectrical designPython codingRoot cause analysisPLCsArduinoFusion 360Problem-solving skillsOrganizational skillsCollaboration skills

Required

5+ years leading test development or engineering teams

10+ years engineering experience in manufacturing environment

Proven experience working with test automation in consumer electronics or industrial systems

Strong electromechanical experience in designing automated test equipment

Strong understanding of communication interface protocols (UART, USB, I2C)

Electrical design and PCB layout (Cadence, Pads, Eagle, Fusion 360) to interface with DUT is a plus

Capable of coding in Python is a plus

Enthusiasm for hands-on development of creative solutions to complex problems

Excellent problem-solving, organizational, communication, and multi-functional collaboration skills

Ability to conduct detailed root cause / failure analysis for manufacturing test and equipment issues

Experience with PLCs, Arduino, and Fusion 360 is a plus

You are motivated to work in a dynamic and fast growing company balancing getting things done quickly and working toward long term goals

Benefits

Equity in the form of stock options

Comprehensive benefits packages

Paid vacation time

Sick leave

Holiday pay

401K savings plan

Company

Skydio

Glassdoor4.7

Skydio uses artificial intelligence to create flying drones that are used by consumer, enterprise, and government customers.

Founded in 2014

San Mateo, California, USA

501-1000 employees

https://www.skydio.com

H1B Sponsorship

Skydio has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

Represents job field similar to this job

Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (34)

2024 (21)

2023 (22)

2022 (12)

2021 (16)

2020 (3)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$740M

Key Investors

Linse CapitalAndreessen HorowitzN47

2024-11-15Series E· $170M

2023-02-27Series E· $230M

2021-02-28Series D· $170M

Leadership Team

Adam Bry

Co-founder & CEO

Tom Moss

COO (2018-2020), CEO APAC (2020-2024), Chief Corp Dev (2024~)

Recent News

Accel.

Accel Portfolio -Skydio.

2026-01-06

thefastmode.com

Globalstar, Skydio Complete Successful 5G Drone Connectivity Trial

2025-12-17

Business Wire

Globalstar and Skydio Complete First Drone Flight on Globalstar Band n53TM and XCOM RAN

2025-12-16

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