Skydio · 23 hours ago
Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer
Hayward, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$170K/yr - $220K/yr
5+ years expSkydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight. They are seeking a Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer to bridge manufacturing and engineering organizations, ensuring high quality and efficiency in manufacturing processes.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Drone ManagementDronesMachine LearningRobotics
Responsibilities
Take ownership of end-to-end manufacturing test readiness for an entire product line, ensuring that Skydio customers receive the highest-quality devices
Collaborate cross-functionally with product development, manufacturing operations, and software teams to collect requirements and iteratively roll out a robust test sequence based on data and feedback
Design and implement new test equipment (in-house or with third-party partners) to ensure scalable and reliable manufacturing via automation
Lead investigations to resolve production issues, leveraging Skydio's in-house manufacturing execution system (MES) to analyze historical data from the factory and determine a root cause
Develop and maintain test and process automation software within Skydio’s Python-based Vehicle Testing framework
Keep software quality high with code reviews and hardware-in-loop continuous integration
Play a leadership role in New Product Introduction (NPI) with future opportunities to grow into leading a team
Look at a process and ask, "How can this be eliminated or made faster, more reliable, scalable, and less human-dependent?" - and then make that happen
Qualification
Required
5+ years engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, with 3+ years focused on test development
Strong hands-on coding experience in Python (required) for test automation and process tooling
Solid background in electromechanical design and development of automated test equipment
Demonstrated ability to conduct detailed root cause and failure analysis for test and equipment issues
Creative problem-solver with a passion for developing practical solutions
Excellent communication, organizational, and collaboration skills across hardware, software, and operations teams
Thrive in a fast-paced, growth-stage environment, balancing immediate execution with long-term scalability
Benefits
Equity in the form of stock options
Comprehensive benefits packages
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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