Senior Manufacturing Test Engineering Manager, Skydio
$196-260k
+ Equity (Stock options)
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
$196-260k
+ Equity (Stock options)
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
- 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
What the job involves
- We are looking for a hands-on technical leader for our manufacturing test engineering team
- 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 hardware portfolio and customer base
- This role will 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
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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