Skydio

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Senior Manufacturing Design Engineer

Hayward, USA

Full time

Role Overview

The Senior Manufacturing Design Engineer is responsible for developing, validating, and scaling the manufacturing processes used to build advanced unmanned aircraft systems.

About Skydio

Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial mobility.

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Lead manufacturing activities for new drone products and major design changes from prototype through production launch.

Develop manufacturing plans, process flows, workstation layouts, tooling strategies, and production-readiness requirements.

Participate in design reviews and provide actionable design-for-manufacturing, assembly, test, automation, and serviceability feedback.

Coordinate prototype, engineering-validation, design-validation, and production-validation builds.

Identify manufacturing risks early and drive mitigation plans to closure.

Establish production-readiness criteria and support formal manufacturing readiness reviews.

Develop and validate manufacturing processes for mechanical assembly, electronics integration, adhesive bonding, fastening, soldering, calibration, software loading, functional testing, and final product acceptance.

Translate production forecasts into labor, equipment, tooling, floor-space, and capacity requirements.

Requirements & Eligibility

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical field.
Three or more years of experience in manufacturing engineering, process development, new product introduction, or production engineering.
Experience transitioning complex electromechanical products from development into production.
Working knowledge of design for manufacturing and assembly, process validation, production tooling, and manufacturing documentation.
Experience with structured problem-solving, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action methods.
Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, bills of material, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
Experience analyzing manufacturing data and using it to improve yield, cycle time, cost, or process capability.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Required Skills & Tech

Manufacturing EngineeringMechanical EngineeringIndustrial EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMechatronicsNew Product IntroductionProcess ValidationProduction ToolingGeometric Dimensioning andCADLean ManufacturingSix Sigma

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Role Highlights

Posted Date

4 Oct 2026

Salary

Competitive

Experience

3+ years