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Senior Product Design Engineer

Skydio· R&D
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San Mateo, California, United States$196k - $270kFull-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

Skydio is seeking a Senior Product Design Engineer to design and develop mechanical systems and structures for autonomous flight, collaboration with electrical engineering, and support from prototype to mass production.

Responsibilities

  • Design mechanical parts and assemblies for aircraft, ground stations, and key accessories from the ground-up as part of new architectures
  • Collaborate closely with electrical engineers to shape and integrate custom PCBAs, flex circuits, antennas, and cable harnesses
  • Interface with and own technical activity at vendors in partnership with operations and supply chain teams
  • Define and execute engineering tests and utilize analysis to evaluate system trade-offs and prove design
  • Drive designs throughout the development cycle from prototyping to pre-production and into mass production
  • Support internal manufacturing and factory teams with assembly processes, quality and inspection criteria
  • Debug and investigate failures with attention to root causes

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent with demonstrated academic excellence
  • Deep prior experience of product development with proven track record of execution, enthusiasm, and cooperation
  • Ability to apply analytical problem solving skills and engineering fundamentals to create high-quality designs for sophisticated electromechanical system
  • Mastery of 3D CAD, especially for complex assemblies; experience with CATIA strongly preferred
  • Ability to design for manufacturing processes (injection molding, metal casting, CNC machining); sheet metal forming and composites desired
  • Excellent skills in prototyping quickly in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to produce well-constructed mechanical part and assembly drawings
  • Passion for elegant mechanical design across detail levels
  • Strategic mindset across design, sourcing, build, validate, and ship processes; ability to make considered decisions

Skills

Required:3D CADMechanical designManufacturing process design

Benefits

  • Paid vacation time
  • sick leave
  • holiday pay
  • 401K savings plan
  • group health insurance plans
  • equity in the form of stock options
  • relocation assistance may be provided
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Skydio

A family of flying robots.

AI-powered autonomous drones for Drone as First Responder (DFR), critical infrastructure inspection, tactical ISR, site security, surveying and mapping

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