Advanced / NPI Quality Engineer

Hayward, California, United States💼 Full-time💰 $145,000–$257,000🗓 2026-09-29

Core

Own product quality from concept through mass production ramp for autonomous drones, setting targets, facilitating risk analysis, and managing build quality.

Role type

Senior IC quality engineer (NPI/Advanced Quality)

Builds

Autonomous drones (hardware/software)

Domain

Consumer electronics / Aerospace / Autonomous flight

Required skills

DFMEA/PFMEA facilitation, control plans, MSA/gauge R&R, capability studies, PPAP, root cause analysis (8D/5-why), factory floor operations, design review participation

Preferred skills

Consumer electronics manufacturing (SMT/assembly/RF), supplier quality audits, IPC-A-610/J-STD-001/ESD, reliability testing (HALT), SPC/yield analysis (JMP/Minitab/Python/SQL), MES data extraction

Technologies

JMP, Minitab, Python, SQL, MES

Responsibilities

Set CTQ characteristics and quality targets, facilitate DFMEA and design reviews, run EVT build quality and failure analysis, build PFMEA and control plans, run capability studies and SPC, design safe-launch plans and monitor field AFR, transfer quality records to sustaining teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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About Skydio

Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial mobility. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users, from utility inspectors to first responders, soldiers in battlefield scenarios, and beyond.