Failure Analysis Engineer
Skydio is the leading US drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from action sports enthusiasts to first responders.
About the role:
Skydio is seeking an enthusiastic Failure Analysis Engineer to help ensure that units produced are the of the highest quality. This role requires a robust technical skillset, combined with strong soft skills and a keen interest in aerospace hardware.
How you'll make an impact:
- Be a technical point of contact representing the Manufacturing Quality Team
- Delve into technical issues across hardware/software/systems
- Work cross functionally with EE, Systems, FW, RF, Supplier Quality Engineers to distill complex issues into manageable portions
- Ultimately surfacing root causes, aggregating trends/patterns within manufacturing, providing clear and actionable documentation while suggesting potential corrective actions
- Be involved in EFFA (field) efforts; summarize and prioritize field issues that may be EE/system related, discover root cause and feed learning into to current manufacturing environment as well as championing improvements on the next program
- Continue to build out failure analysis capabilities (lab equipment, SOPs, etc)
What makes you a good fit:
- Technical expertise in the EE/systems/FW space (such as robotics system design, FW/SW languages, test script writing, board schematics, signal tracing, etc)
- Intense curiosity to figure out what's wrong
- Hands-on
- A passion for consumer hardware and flying
- Solid soft skills to work cohesively with a variety of technical experts
- Experienced in using common FA lab tools (oscilloscope, microvu, microscopes, volt meters, signal analyzer, etc)
- Able to read and understand electrical schematics
- Bachelor's degree or Master’s in EE/Systems Engineer/Mechatronics
- AS9100 / ISO9001 experience (nice to have)
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