Senior Hardware Test and Reliability Engineer

The role

You will drive safety and reliability initiatives by developing and executing test plans for autonomous flying machines. You will work with product development, software, quality, and manufacturing teams to define test strategies and perform failure analysis.

What you will do

• Define and execute comprehensive test strategies from early prototyping through volume production
• Lead technical test strategy and own validation planning, execution and risk management
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical and software engineering teams to perform failure analysis
• Identify root cause, implement corrective actions, and resolve system issues
• Contribute to design reviews and provide design for reliability inputs
• Immerse in flight telemetry and customer analytics to identify problems and perform risk assessments
• Develop prognostic and conditioned based maintenance protocols

Required qualifications

• 6+ years experience hands-on testing, development and delivery of highly reliable complex electro-mechanical systems
• Emphasis on high density PCBA test engineering and debug
• Proven experience leading technical validation programs end-to-end
• Extensive knowledge of the physics of failure and integration risks of one or more critical electronics and mechanical subsystems
• Proficient in Python and/or SQL
• Ability to harness AI models to analyze large datasets or script automated testing

Nice to have

• Strong robotics testing experience
• Good mechanical intuition

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is strongly encouraged
• 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, and customer obsession.