Hardware Operations Program Manager, Skydio
International
$127-180k
Office located in Hayward, CA
Autonomous drones for DFR, inspection, and national security
Open for applications
Autonomous drones for DFR, inspection, and national security
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$127-180k
Office located in Hayward, CA
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make the world more productive, creative, and safe with autonomous flight.
Role
Who you are
- Functional understanding of manufacturing, quality, supply chain, engineering and change management throughout the product development lifecycle
- Strong electro-mechanical program management background, preferably with consumer and industrial electronics
- Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, organizational, communication and leadership skills
- Analytical approach to drive recommendations based on data, identifying or developing tools to coordinate and track project progress
- Willingness to work outside the scope of your role to cover gaps in ownership
- Ability to remain flexible, calm and creative in the face of uncertainty and change
- Travel to international locations up to 40% of the time
What the job involves
- Skydio is seeking a talented, multi-disciplinary program manager to drive successful delivery of new product & sustaining projects within the Operations organization. In this critical role your contributions will directly impact quality, speed to market, productivity, scaling of manufacturing operations, and profitability as Skydio delivers revolutionary autonomous drones and infrastructure to market, building advanced hardware alongside worldwide partners
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, reliability, customer service, supply chain, logistics, manufacturing and production teams to plan and execute the detailed development, implementation and support of new hardware products
- Drive end-to-end execution through ramp alongside a CM partner, ensuring stable yield, capacity readiness, and on-time delivery into mass production
- Accountable for build readiness including FATP and key sub-suppliers, including material availability, test capacity, line qualification, and workforce ramp
- Lead cross-functional issue resolution onsite for late-stage hardware, firmware, test, and reliability escapes; aggressively drive containment and permanent corrective actions
- Partner closely with engineering to close gaps, manage ECO implementation, and ensure clean configuration control into MP
- Ensure final qualification of test coverage and manufacturing process controls at the PCBA & FATP levels
- Own day to day factory-level executive communication: provide clear status on ramp health, risks, mitigation plans, and supply outlook
- Establish strong working cadence with CM operations teams and be physically present at builds to accelerate issue resolution
Our take
A leader in autonomous flight, Skydio builds drones that can track and film targets while avoiding obstacles. Its products have a wide range of applications, most notably for businesses that need to undertake inspections in unsafe places. The drones are also valuable to search and rescue efforts, police forces, and the US army.
Backed by a range of top investors and strategic partners (including Andreesen Horowitz, Levitate Capital, and Next 47) Skydio sets itself apart from its competitors by marketing its products predominantly to businesses. With technology such as 3D scanning and a 360-degree superzoom mode, its drones have a wide range of applications and functionality.
The company raised funding in 2023, which has boosted its valuation to over $2B. It has since focussed on R&D, developing and launching the X10 model which is designed for first responders and the military, as well as enhancing its remote control and thermal imaging capabilities. On top of this it's also been awarded two contracts to expand the use of advanced autonomous drones across key operational units by the US Air Force. As the largest American drone company, there is no reason Skydio shouldn't remain a key industry actor for years to come.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2024
$170m
SERIES E
Feb 2023
$230m
SERIES E
Total funding: $741m
Company HQ
Western Hills, San Mateo, CA
Leadership
Adam Bry
(Co-Founder & CEO)Having studied at MIT, they spent a year and a half at Google as a Software Engineer. They left this position in February 2014 to co-found Skydio.
Abraham Bachrach
(Co-FOunder & CTO)Earned a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, and was a Software Engineer for Google's Project Wing.
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