# Senior Manufacturing Design Engineer at Skydio

- Company: Skydio
- What the company does: AI-powered autonomous drones for Drone as First Responder (DFR), critical infrastructure inspection, tactical ISR, site security, surveying and mapping. Backed by Accel, a16z and IVP.
- Company website: http://www.skydio.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Hayward, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $145K to $219K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-01
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/skydio/ab193d47-71aa-4110-af25-b7f6335d16aa?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/skydio-senior-manufacturing-design-engineer/

## About the role

The Senior Manufacturing Design Engineer is responsible for developing, validating, and scaling the manufacturing processes used to build advanced unmanned aircraft systems. This role bridges product development and production, ensuring new drone designs can be manufactured safely, reliably, and at the required cost, quality, and production rate. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical field
- Three or more years of experience in manufacturing engineering, process development, new product introduction, or production engineering
- Experience transitioning complex electromechanical products from development into production
- Working knowledge of design for manufacturing and assembly, process validation, production tooling, and manufacturing documentation
- Experience with structured problem-solving, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action methods
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, bills of material, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing

Tags: Operations

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/skydio-senior-manufacturing-design-engineer/