Skydio

Technology

SeniorManufacturingTestEngineer

$155–210k ~AI est. Hayward, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer at Skydio. Skills: Manufacturing test, Test automation, HW/SW design. Take ownership of manufacturing test readiness. Collaborate with product development”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensure highest-quality devices; Ensure scalable and reliable manufacturing; Improve efficiency of the line; Improve quality of final product

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Failure analysis; Problem-solving

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years engineering experience, 3+ years test development experience, Hands-on coding experience in Python, Solid background in electromechanical design, Experience developing automated test equipment, Demonstrated ability to conduct root cause analysis, Demonstrated ability to conduct failure analysis

Nice to Have

FAA Part 107 certification within 60 days

What You'll Do.

Take ownership of manufacturing test readiness

Collaborate with product development

Collaborate with manufacturing operations

Collaborate with software teams

Roll out robust test sequence

Design new test equipment

Implement new test equipment

Lead investigations to resolve production issues

Analyze historical data from factory

Develop test automation software

Maintain process automation software

Keep software quality high

Conduct hardware-in-loop CI

Play leadership role in NPI

Eliminate process steps

Make processes faster

Make processes more reliable

Make processes scalable

Make processes less human-dependent

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Hardware teams; Software teams; Operations teams

Communication Scope

Communication skills

Process & Methodology

New Product Introduction (NPI)

Full Job Description

Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial mobility. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users, from utility inspectors https://www.skydio.com/solutions/energy-and-utilities to first responders https://www.skydio.com/solutions/public-safety, soldiers in battlefield scenarios https://www.skydio.com/solutions/national-security/tactical-isr, and beyond https://www.skydio.com/solutions. Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial mobility. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users, from utility inspectors to first responders, soldiers in battlefield scenarios and beyond. We are looking for a hands-on technical engineer for our manufacturing team to help bridge manufacturing to engineering organizations. You will have a deep understanding of HW and SW design skills and use them daily to collect and analyze manufacturing data, drive action items based on data (yield, retest, test time) and improve efficiency of the line and quality of the final product. Skydio builds complex flying robots and our goal is to ensure high quality and efficiency at our internal and external manufacturing sites. We have developed a robust software platform that models and tracks the manufacturing process, runs and tracks tests on the line, and ultimately ensures the quality and performance of each and every Skydio product made. Your team will design and build manufacturing test hardware and software to meet the demands of a growing hardwar

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