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Product Design Engineer

Skydio· R&D
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Hybrid (San Mateo, California, United States)$175k - $205kFull-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

Skydio is seeking a Product Design Engineer to design mechanical parts and assemblies for aircraft, ground stations, and key accessories; collaborate with electrical engineers; interface with vendors; define tests; drive designs from prototyping to mass production; and debug failures with a focus on detail.

Responsibilities

  • Design mechanical parts and assemblies for our aircraft, ground stations, and other 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 your design.
  • Drive designs throughout the development cycle from prototyping to pre-production and into mass production. Support our internal manufacturing and factory teams with assembly processes, quality and inspection criteria, etc.
  • Debug and investigate failures with an eye for the smallest details and a commitment to reach the deepest causes.

Qualifications

  • 3-8 years of prior experience of product development with a proven track record of execution, enthusiasm, and cooperation. This role could be a senior-level depending on experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent with demonstrated academic excellence.
  • Ability to apply analytical problem solving skills and engineering fundamentals to create high-quality designs for a sophisticated electromechanical system.
  • Mastery of 3D CAD, specifically as used in developing complex assemblies along with an acute sense of when to hack and when to build elegant parametrics. Experience with CATIA strongly preferred.
  • Ability to design for a broad array of manufacturing processes (injection molding, metal casting, and CNC machining required, sheet metal forming and composites desired).
  • Excellent sense of how best to prototype quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to produce well-constructed, thorough mechanical part and assembly drawings.
  • Passion for elegant mechanical design at the highest and lowest levels of detail.
  • A strategic mind across the full design, source, build, validate, and ship process. Proven ability to make considered decisions at various stages.
  • 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:3D CADMechanical design
Nice to have:CATIA

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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