Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer

About the role

We are looking for a hands-on technical engineer for our manufacturing team to help bridge manufacturing to engineering organizations. You will have a deep understanding of HW and SW design skills and use them daily to collect and analyze manufacturing data, drive action items based on data (yield, retest, test time) and improve efficiency of the line and quality of the final product.

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.

Requirements

• 5+ years engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, with 3+ years focused on test development.
• Strong RF fundamentals, an understanding to how to debug and design better RF tests.
• 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. Come to the interview ready to tell us about a tricky problem you investigated and solved.

Qualifications

• 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.

Skills

• Python programming
• RF testing and debugging
• Electrical design and testing
• Root cause analysis
• Collaboration and communication

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Equity in the form of stock options
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Paid vacation time
• Sick leave
• Holiday pay
• 401K savings plan

Pay

The annual base salary range for this position is $147,000 - $210,000*

Schedule

Full-time

Company Information

At Skydio, we are the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial mobility. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users, from utility inspectors to first responders, soldiers in battlefield scenarios, and beyond.