- Robot type
- Drone
- Location
- San MateoCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Manufacturing
- Posted
- Dec 16, 2025
- Salary
- $161,000–$227,500 a year
Staff Global Supply Manager, Mechanicals
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
- Develop clear technology and commodity roadmaps for current and future programs. Be the liaison between supply chain and engineering for supplier and component selection during NPI and sustaining projects.
- Cultivate productive relationships with supply chain partners, including vendor selection, cost, support, and product transactions.
- Drive price negotiation processes to ensure that Skydio’s commodity pricing is best in class. Analyze current spend and evaluate current suppliers.
- Work with finance and accounting during monthly close and financial planning cycles with component pricing costs and forecasts, and custom tooling investments.
- Identify and manage supplier performance metrics of Supplier Technology availability and competence, Component Quality, Supply, and Cost required to ensure best-in-class supply chain.
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