Senior Flight Test Engineer - Software Automation

San Mateo, California, United States, Remote. Posted 14 days ago

The role

You will lead the Flight Test Automation Pod to scale autonomous flight validation. You will design automated test systems ranging from simulation to real-world flight and implement AI-supported workflows.

What you will do

Lead the Flight Test Automation Pod by setting technical direction and mentoring engineers
Own automated test workflows across mobile, browser, and integrated hardware/software systems
Establish and own CI test pipelines to validate every build automatically
Design an extensible test framework that scales across teams
Apply AI-assisted and agentic workflows to test generation, failure triage and flight log analysis
Define test coverage metrics tied to requirements and risk
Partner with software, flight test, and reliability engineering leads

Required qualifications

6+ years in software testing, automation or test infrastructure
Track record of setting technical direction and driving adoption across teams
Strong Python skills
Experience building maintainable, well-structured test frameworks and infrastructure
Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems and integrating automated tests into build pipelines
Experience applying AI and agentic workflows to software development or testing
Ability to define and measure test coverage across complex systems
Proficiency with mobile and browser automation tools (e.g., Appium, Playwright, Selenium)
Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is required

Nice to have

background in aviation
background in drones
background in embedded systems
background in robotics simulation
background in hardware-in-the-loop testing

Benefits

Competitive base salaries
Equity in the form of stock options
Comprehensive benefits packages
Relocation assistance may be provided for eligible roles
Group health insurance plans
Paid vacation time
Sick leave
Holiday pay
401K savings plan

Before you apply

Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is required
Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility

About the company

Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight. The team combines expertise in artificial intelligence, hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession.