Lead, Autonomous Flight Test Automation

Telemetry Today LLC; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Relocation assistance

Paid vacation time

Sick leave

Holiday pay

401K savings plan

Job summary

Skydio in the United States is seeking an experienced Software Automation Engineer to lead the Flight Test Automation Pod and scale validation of autonomous flight. You will design and own automated test systems running from CI through simulation, hardware-in-the-loop and real-world flight.

This role sits in Product Integrity and shapes how quickly and reliably Skydio ships new capabilities. You will mentor engineers, define test coverage metrics, and partner with software, flight test and

Qualifications

• 6+ years in software testing, automation or test infrastructure.
• Experience in cross-functional hardware/software environments.
• Strong Python skills and test framework design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Flight Test Automation Pod and set technical direction.
• Establish and own CI test pipelines that validate every build automatically.
• Design an extensible test framework that scales across teams.
• Apply AI-assisted workflows to test generation and flight log analysis.
• Define test coverage metrics tied to requirements and risk.

Skills

Python

Automation testing

Test infrastructure

Cross-functional leadership

AI workflows

Tools

CI/CD systems

Test frameworks

Job description

Skydio in the United States is seeking an experienced Software Automation Engineer to lead the Flight Test Automation Pod and scale validation of autonomous flight. You will design and own automated test systems running from CI through simulation, hardware-in-the-loop and real-world flight.

This role sits in Product Integrity and shapes how quickly and reliably Skydio ships new capabilities. You will mentor engineers, define test coverage metrics, and partner with software, flight test and