Product Design Engineer (All Levels)

Skydio
San Mateo
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Education: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Attention to detail","Teamwork"]

Design and refine mechanical parts and assemblies for Skydio’s aircraft and ground stations, collaborating with electrical engineers to integrate PCBAs and cable harnesses, while driving designs from prototyping to mass production and supporting internal manufacturing with robust testing, documentation, and failure analysis.

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Skydio
Skydio
7 months ago

Product Design Engineer (All Levels)

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Job Summary

Design and refine mechanical parts and assemblies for Skydio’s aircraft and ground stations, collaborating with electrical engineers to integrate PCBAs and cable harnesses, while driving designs from prototyping to mass production and supporting internal manufacturing with robust testing, documentation, and failure analysis.
Location: San Mateo
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design mechanical parts and assemblies for our aircraft, ground stations, and other key accessories from the ground-up as part of new architectures.
  • •Collaborate closely with electrical engineers to shape and integrate custom PCBAs, flex circuits, antennas, and cable harnesses.
  • •Interface with and own technical activity at vendors in partnership with operations and supply chain teams.
  • •Define and execute engineering tests and utilize analysis to evaluate system trade-offs and prove your design.
  • •Drive designs throughout the development cycle from prototyping to pre-production and into mass production; support manufacturing with assembly processes, quality and inspection criteria.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health Insurance401kPaid LeaveHoliday Pay

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent with demonstrated academic excellence
  • •Mastery of 3D CAD, specifically CATIA; strong parametric design skills
  • •Experience designing for a broad array of manufacturing processes (injection molding, metal casting, CNC machining)
  • •Ability to apply analytical problem solving skills and engineering fundamentals to high-quality electromechanical designs
  • •Experience producing well-constructed mechanical part and assembly drawings; strong prototyping skills
Experience:HardwareDroneAerospace
Education:Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingAttention to detailTeamwork
Tech Stack:CATIA3D CADPCBAsFlex circuitsAntennasCable harnessesInjection moldingCNC machining

Company Brief

Skydio
Designs and manufactures autonomous consumer and enterprise drones using AI-powered vision and navigation systems for inspection, mapping, public safety, and industrial applications. Focuses on rugged, fully autonomous flight and end-to-end drone solutions.
Industry: Drones & Aerial Logistics
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: San Mateo, United States
Founded: 2014
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