Systems Integration and Test Engineer

Skydio, Inc.; San Mateo, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K savings plan

Health insurance

Paid vacation and sick leave

Job summary

Skydio, Inc. seeks a Systems Integration and Test Engineer to own definition, integration, verification, and failure analysis for autonomous flying robots.

You will define system requirements, ensure product integrity, and optimize performance with cross-functional teams across hardware and software domains. The role emphasizes bringing up new products, performing robust testing, and analyzing large flight telemetry datasets to inform maintenance and improvements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in hands-on definition, design, analysis, testing, modeling, and delivery of highly reliable electro-mechanical systems in rapid development environments.
• Systems-engineering approach to problem solving across mechanical, electrical, and software domains.

Responsibilities

• Define comprehensive and testable system requirements in close partnership with product managers, designers, and developers for new hardware products.
• Guarantee overall system performance and product integrity through system architecture definition and reviews.
• Define and implement cross-functional system behaviors and telemetry to optimize lifetime system performance, health, and field diagnostics.
• Perform bring-up and performance verification during new product introduction.
• Act as the first responder for early system failures and drive issue resolution and verification.
• Immerse yourself in datasets from flight telemetry and field analytics to learn and inform maintenance protocols.

Skills

System integration

Test engineering

Python

SQL

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Telemetry

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

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. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users, from utility inspectors to first responders , soldiers in battlefield scenarios , and beyond .

About the role:

Reliability is our most important feature!

Autonomous systems bring together electronics hardware, sensing, and real-time AI software.
The complexity of these systems, paired with their operation in uncontrolled real-world environments, makes the development, performance, reliability, and integration strategy that ties everything together a key element of delivering a great product.

We are seeking a motivated and versatile Systems Integration and Test Engineer to own definition, integration, verification, and failure analysis of state-of-the-art autonomous flying robots. Through requirements and architecture definition, field and lab data analysis, performance testing, rapid issue RCA, and cross-functional solution definition, you will ensure product integrity for the diverse range of applications across infrastructure, public safety, and defense that Skydio serves.

How you will make an impact:

Define comprehensive and testable system requirements in close partnership with product managers, designers, and developers for new hardware products, ranging from product-level to component-level

Guarantee overall system performance and product integrity through system architecture definition, system to sub-system level design reviews, and component selection criteria

Define and implement cross-functional system behaviors and telemetry to optimize lifetime system performance, health, and field diagnostics

Perform bring-up and performance verification during new product introduction

Act as the first responder for early system failures, triage cross-functional issues between mechanical, electrical, embedded, autonomy, etc. and creatively drive issue resolution and verification

Immerse yourself in massive datasets from flight telemetry and field analytics to learn from existing programs, perform risk assessments, inform prognostic and condition-based maintenance protocols, and implement future mitigations

Implement processes and tools to enable efficient product development and testing, including test infrastructure (SW and HW), system maturity/risk tracking, and accountability systems

Useful skills and experience:

3+ years experience in hands-on definition, design, analysis, testing, modeling, and delivery of highly reliable electro-mechanical systems in rapid development environments

Systems-engineering approach to problem solving, and a knack for rapidly identifying issues within mechanical, electrical, and software domains. Ability to work broadly across multiple domains, identify the critical path, and dive deep when necessary.

Test design and execution for system bringup and performance verification, including mechatronic prototyping and fabrication skills for fixture development

Knowledge of design for reliability principles, physics of failure, and integration risks of critical electronics subsystems such as PCBAs, motors, batteries, cameras, compute modules, or sensors

Experience in Python and/or SQL to analyze datasets for applications in specification definition, risk assessments, and reliability data analysis, and write scripts to execute commands on electro-mechanical systems

Passion for communicating the nuances of hardware/systems reliability to internal and external cross functional teams to help drive organizational priorities

A keen eye for identifying and prioritizing risks, and taking extreme ownership in finding and implementing creative resolutions

Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is strongly encouraged for all Skydio employees and required for certain positions.

Compensation:

At Skydio, our compensation packages for regular, full-time employees include competitive base salaries, equity in the form of stock options, and comprehensive benefits packages. Compensation will vary based on factors, including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience. Relocation assistance may also be provided for eligible roles. The annual base salary range for this position is $149,000 - $200,000*. Fundamentally, we believe that equity is the key to long-term financial growth, and we ensure all regular, full-time employees have the opportunity to significantly benefit from the company's success. Regular, full-time employees are eligible to enroll in the Company’s group health insurance plans. Regular, full-time employees are eligible to receive the following benefits: Paid vacation time, sick leave, holiday pay and 401K savings plan. This position and all associated benefits are subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws, as well as the Company’s policies and eligibility criteria.

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At Skydio we believe that diversity drives innovation. We have created a multidisciplinary environment that embraces the power of diverse perspectives to create elegant solutions for complex problems. We are committed to growing our network of people, programs, and resources to nurture an inclusive culture.

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