- Robot type
- Drone
- Location
- San MateoCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Aug 6, 2026
- Salary
- $170,000–$230,000 a year
Senior Hardware Test and Reliability Engineer
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 .
Job responsibilities
- Work with product development, embedded software, quality, manufacturing, and suppliers to define and execute comprehensive test strategies from early prototyping stages through volume production, enabling earliest…
- Lead technical test strategy and own validation planning, execution and risk management from early prototypes through volume production
- Collaborate with electrical, mechanical and software engineering teams to perform failure analysis, identify root cause, implement corrective actions, resolve system issues, and help develop process/design mitigations
- Contribute to design reviews and provide key design for reliability inputs to mitigate risks from first prototypes to first customer shipment and beyond
- A keen interest in contributing across multiple domains to make Skydio products the default choice for users in challenging environments
- Immerse yourself in massive data sets from developmental flight telemetry and robust customer analytics to identify problems before they occur, perform risk assessments, develop prognostic and conditioned based…
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