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Supports manufacturing quality for autonomous drones and accessories by investigating root causes of yield and customer quality issues, improving quality metrics and analytics, evaluating product and factory reliability, and collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams. The intern will help define quality standards and practices while applying quality principles such as PFMEA, DFM, DFA, and stack-up analysis.

Design and prototype mechanical parts for next-generation autonomous drones. Responsibilities include diagnosing product issues, developing engineering or manufacturing changes, hands-on prototyping, testing, data collection, supplier collaboration, and design reviews. The role involves CAD-based mechanical design and may include design for manufacturing, integration of electronics into mechanical assemblies, and work with processes such as injection molding, CNC machining, casting, sheet metal, and composites.

Design and operate Kubernetes-based cloud infrastructure supporting real-time video, telemetry, and control streaming. Improve deployment, scaling, recovery, reliability, security, observability, and cost efficiency for latency-sensitive services. Diagnose failures across application code, Linux networking, containers, devices, and cloud infrastructure. Define technical direction, lead cross-team initiatives, and build resilient systems for growing drone fleets and unreliable networks.

Leads mechanical engineering teams developing autonomous drone vehicles, ground systems, docks, and accessories from concept through mass production. Oversees architecture, mechanical design, testing, vendor technical activities, manufacturing support, and system integration across aerospace, electrical, software, quality, and supply chain teams. Drives technical trade-offs involving aerodynamics, weight, thermal performance, reliability, and manufacturability while investigating failures and delivering robust electromechanical products.

Design and develop mechanical parts and assemblies for aircraft, ground stations, and accessories. Integrate electrical components, collaborate with vendors and supply chain teams, plan engineering tests, analyze design trade-offs, and support products through prototyping, manufacturing, and production. Investigate failures, improve designs, and help define assembly and quality criteria while developing ownership under senior engineer mentorship.

Design and develop mechanical parts, assemblies, structures, and mechanisms for autonomous aircraft, ground stations, and accessories. Collaborate with electrical, operations, supply chain, manufacturing, and vendor teams. Lead designs from prototyping through mass production, define tests, analyze trade-offs, create drawings, support manufacturing processes, and investigate failures. Apply advanced CAD and design-for-manufacturing expertise across injection molding, casting, CNC machining, sheet metal, and composites.

Develop and execute global commodity sourcing strategies for mechanical drone components and tooling. Lead supplier selection, RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, negotiations, cost analysis, business awards, capacity planning, supplier performance, and contract management. Partner with engineering, finance, and accounting on NPI, sustaining programs, forecasts, pricing, and tooling investments. Build sourcing processes, identify new suppliers and technologies, and manage supplier relationships and disputes.

Build and operate Kubernetes-based cloud infrastructure for Skydio’s real-time streaming platform. Improve deployment, scaling, recovery, observability, reliability, security, and network performance for live video, telemetry, and control data. Diagnose issues across application code, Linux networking, containers, devices, and cloud infrastructure; collaborate with cross-functional teams; and scale services supporting long-lived, latency-sensitive connections.

Develop and execute global sourcing strategies for mechanical drone components, tooling, and manufacturing technologies. Lead supplier selection, RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, negotiations, business awards, cost modeling, and supplier performance management. Build commodity roadmaps, manage capacity and forecasts, support NPI and sustaining programs, and partner with engineering, finance, and accounting on sourcing, pricing, tooling investments, and supply chain process improvements.

Leads Skydyo’s global mechanical supply management organization, developing sourcing strategies, supplier networks, inventory plans, capacity expansion, and resilient supply chain processes. Oversees supplier selection, commercial terms, cost modeling, delivery, production planning, and new product introduction support for precision mechanical components. Partners with engineering and operations to ensure manufacturability, cost effectiveness, and supply continuity. Builds scalable systems, improves planning processes, and hires and develops a high-performing team.