Staff Manufacturing Test Engineer

Skydio•Hayward, CA

4d•$196,000 - $257,000

About The Position

Skydio is seeking a hands-on technical engineer for its manufacturing team to bridge the gap between manufacturing and engineering. This role requires a deep understanding of HW and SW design skills to collect and analyze manufacturing data, drive actions based on yield, retest, and test time, and improve line efficiency and product quality. Skydio builds complex flying robots and aims to ensure high quality and efficiency at its internal and external manufacturing sites. The team designs and builds manufacturing test hardware and software to meet the demands of a growing hardware portfolio and customer base.

Requirements

10+ years engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, with 5+ years focused on NPI test development.
Strong hands-on coding experience in Python (required) for test automation and process tooling.
Experience defining and setting testing framework/strategy for new products, able to work with cross functional partners to flesh out what is critical to quality, working collaboratively, and not just requesting requirements.
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.

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.
Keep software quality high with code reviews and hardware-in-loop continuous integration.
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.