Skydio · 5 days ago
Senior Battery Reliability Engineer
San Mateo, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$170K/yr - $230K/yr
4+ years expSkydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, focusing on empowering a diverse audience of drone users. The Senior Battery Reliability Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the mission reliability of battery subsystems through failure analysis and design for reliability principles, contributing to the development of high-performance autonomous systems.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Drone ManagementDronesMachine LearningRobotics
Responsibilities
Own battery reliability: guide the battery team in all axes of reliability, including thermal design, Design for Reliability of the components (cells, bussing, PCBA, connectors, enclosures, etc), degradation, safety, and testing
Expand and execute battery test capability: specify fixtures, abuse/abnormal testing, cycling, calendar, HPPC, HIL/SIL rigs for BMS algorithms
Immerse yourself in massive datasets from flight telemetry and robust customer analytics to identify problems before they occur, perform risk assessments
Lead Design for Reliability activities (FMEA, FTA, RBD, reliability allocation), facilitate cross-functional reviews, and own FRACAS for fleet issues and returns
Work with leadership to guide future programs/products using analysis of field data and prioritizing design changes
A keen interest in contributing across multiple domains to make Skydio products the default choice for users in challenging environments
Qualification
Required
4+ years experience hands-on analysis, testing, modelling, and delivery of reliable high power battery subsystems in rapid development environments
Familiarity with battery degradation and safety, covering considerations for certification against UN, IEC, and UL standards
Direct experience with electrical fault isolation in complex electromechanical or energy storage systems, diving deep into failure analysis only when needed
Extensive knowledge of Design for Reliability principles, Physics of Failure, and integration risks of high performance batteries and electronics
Proficient in Python and SQL to analyze massive datasets for application in Remaining Useful Life analysis
Systems-engineering approach to problem solving, and a knack for rapidly identifying issues within mechanical, electrical, and software domains
Passion for communicating the nuances of hardware reliability to internal and external cross functional teams to help drive organizational priorities
Benefits
Equity in the form of stock options
Comprehensive benefits packages
Relocation assistance may also be provided for eligible roles
Group health insurance plans
Paid vacation time
Sick leave
Holiday pay
401K savings plan
Company
Skydio
Skydio uses artificial intelligence to create flying drones that are used by consumer, enterprise, and government customers.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$740MKey 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~)
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