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Staff Manufacturing Test Engineer

Skydio· Operations
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Hayward, California, United States$196k - $257kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Hands-on technical engineer for the manufacturing team responsible for bridging manufacturing to engineering, with a focus on HW/SW design, data analysis, and test automation to improve line efficiency and product quality across internal and external manufacturing 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 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 to eliminate or make it faster, more reliable, scalable, and less human-dependent, and implement improvements.

Qualifications

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Thrives 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 and may be required for certain positions.

Skills

Required:PythonTest automationRoot cause analysis

Benefits

  • Paid vacation time
  • sick leave
  • holiday pay
  • 401K savings plan
  • group health insurance plans
  • equity in the form of stock options
Last updated Sep 24, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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