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Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer

Skydio· Operations
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Hayward, California, United States$147k - $210kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Hands-on technical engineer for the manufacturing team to bridge manufacturing and engineering, focusing on HW/SW design, data analysis, test development, and factory efficiency to ensure high-quality products from internal and external sites.

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.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, with 3+ years focused on test development.
  • Demonstrated Electrical background, experience debugging/designing test boards, connectors, and cable testers.
  • Strong hands-on coding experience in Python (required) for test automation and process tooling.
  • 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.
  • Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is strongly encouraged for all Skydio employees and required for certain positions.

Skills

Required:PythonElectrical debuggingRoot cause analysis

Benefits

  • Paid vacation time
  • sick leave
  • holiday pay
  • 401K savings plan
  • group health insurance plans
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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