# Head of Manufacturing Engineering Automation & Controls at Skydio

- Company: Skydio
- What the company does: Backed by Accel, a16z and IVP.
- Company website: http://www.skydio.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Hayward, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $196K to $257K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-18
- Apply by: 2026-10-14
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/skydio/c4c5f853-d21c-4d18-bedd-bed888e3c716
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/skydio-head-of-manufacturing-engineering-automation-and-controls/

## About the role

We are seeking a Head of Manufacturing Engineering to lead the development and scale-up of our manufacturing systems for high-volume small unmanned aircraft production. This leader will own the manufacturing engineering organization responsible for translating product designs into robust, automated, production-ready manufacturing systems capable of operating reliably at scale.

## What they're looking for

- Experience scaling aerospace or similarly complex hardware from low-rate initial production to hundreds or thousands of units per month
- Experience building an automation and controls engineering function from the ground up
- Experience designing manufacturing systems for products combining mechanical assemblies, electronics, motors, sensors, batteries, composites, or other complex electromechanical technologies
- Familiarity with aerospace manufacturing and quality frameworks such as AS9100
- Experience with MES, equipment connectivity, manufacturing data infrastructure, and Industry 4.0 architectures
- Experience with automated inspection, machine vision, robotic assembly, dispensing, fastening, material handling, or automated test systems

Tags: Operations

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