Systems Integration and Test Engineer (Mid to Senior Level)

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Responsibilities

• ▹Define comprehensive, testable system requirements with product managers, designers, and developers, from product-level to component-level
• ▹Guarantee system performance and product integrity through architecture definition, design reviews, and component selection criteria
• ▹Define and implement cross-functional system behaviors and telemetry to optimize lifetime performance, health, and field diagnostics
• ▹Perform initial bring-up and performance verification for new product introductions
• ▹Act as first responder for early system failures, triaging issues across mechanical, electrical, embedded, and autonomy domains
• ▹Analyze flight telemetry and field analytics for risk assessment and predictive/condition-based maintenance
• ▹Implement processes and tools for efficient product development and testing (test infrastructure, maturity tracking)

Requirements

• ▹3+ years hands-on experience in definition, design, analysis, testing, modeling, and delivery of highly reliable electro-mechanical systems in rapid development environments
• ▹Systems-engineering approach to problem solving, quickly identifying issues across mechanical, electrical, and software domains
• ▹Test design and execution for system bring-up and performance verification, including mechatronic prototyping and fixture development
• ▹Knowledge of design-for-reliability principles, physics of failure, and integration risks for critical electronics subsystems (PCBAs, motors, batteries, cameras, compute modules, sensors)
• ▹Experience in Python and/or SQL to analyze datasets and write scripts for electro-mechanical systems
• ▹Passion for communicating hardware/systems reliability nuances to internal and external teams
• ▹Keen eye for identifying and prioritizing risks, with extreme ownership in resolving them

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Competitive base salary ($127,500-$212,500/year)
• ▹Equity in the form of stock options
• ▹Group health insurance
• ▹Paid vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay
• ▹401K savings plan
• ▹Relocation assistance for eligible roles

About the company

Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight. The team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence with best-in-class hardware and software development to empower a broad, diverse range of drone users.