Hiring: Staff Manufacturing Test Engineer Company: Skydio Location: Hayward, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 12:16:43 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : AI, Manufacturing Execution Systems, Python About the job Experience: •10+ years engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, with 5+ years focused on NPI test development. You know first hand what it takes to reliably build a product, and you have some war stories to tell of problems you solved. Required Skills: •How You'll Make An Impact •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. •What Makes You a Good Fit Compensation: •$196,000 - $257,000 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!