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Advanced / NPI Quality Engineer

Skydio· Operations
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Hayward, California, United States$145k - $257kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Skydio is seeking an Advanced / NPI Quality Engineer to own product quality from concept through ramp, on one product, end to end. The role combines advanced quality in design phase prevention with NPI execution on builds, including defining targets, facilitating risk analyses, supplier and measurement-system qualification, build quality, and gate decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Concept and planning: set CTQ characteristics and quality targets (yield, DPMO, AFR), write the quality plan, and classify the BOM by risk with PPAP levels assigned per part.
  • Design / EVT: facilitate the DFMEA to verified closure, contribute to design reviews and DFM, and run EVT build quality including first article inspection and failure analysis.
  • Process / DVT: build the linked PFMEA and control plan, complete MSA on key gauges, and review supplier PPAP submissions.
  • Validation / PVT: run capability studies and run-at-rate with production operators, approve the internal PPAP, and stand up SPC with real reaction plans.
  • Launch: design the safe-launch plan with exit criteria, run daily quality reviews, drive 8D on escapes, and monitor field AFR.
  • Handoff: transfer a complete record set to sustaining quality and feed learnings back into the FMEA libraries and supplier requirements.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in an engineering discipline, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years in quality engineering on physical products, including one product carried personally from design through mass production.
  • Hands-on DFMEA/PFMEA facilitation, control plans actually used on a line, and MSA/gauge R&R/capability studies you can run yourself.
  • Working knowledge of PPAP and root cause methods (8D, 5-why, fault tree) with verified closure.
  • Equally comfortable on the factory floor and in a design review.
  • 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:DFMEA facilitationPFMEAMSA / gauge R&R / capability studiesPPAPRoot cause methods (8D, 5-Why, fault tree)
Nice to have:Data analysis (SPC/Yield, JMP/Minitab/Python/SQL)

Benefits

  • Paid vacation time
  • sick leave
  • holiday pay
  • 401K savings plan
  • group health insurance plans
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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