Supplier Quality Engineer, Sustaining

Skydio
Taipei
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: QA, Test & Release EngineeringSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Teamwork","Problem-solving"]

Supplier Quality Engineer for Skydio’s sustaining program, partnering with Product Design, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Quality teams to qualify and monitor suppliers for high-volume electromechanical systems. Responsibilities include supplier audits, first article inspections, quality planning pre/post-production, and maintaining supplier scorecards to drive continuous improvement and reduce defects. Domestic/international supplier engagement and 30-40% travel are expected.

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Skydio
Skydio
4 months ago

Supplier Quality Engineer, Sustaining

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Job Summary

Supplier Quality Engineer for Skydio’s sustaining program, partnering with Product Design, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Quality teams to qualify and monitor suppliers for high-volume electromechanical systems. Responsibilities include supplier audits, first article inspections, quality planning pre/post-production, and maintaining supplier scorecards to drive continuous improvement and reduce defects. Domestic/international supplier engagement and 30-40% travel are expected.
Location: Taipei
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Conduct supplier assessment and on-site audits to verify supplier quality systems and overall capabilities.
  • •Participate in Hardware Product Development Process, partner with Manufacturing & Design Engineers to provide ideas and suggestions for manufacturing processes and quality plans to ensure suppliers have the capabilities in place for high-quality production at volume.
  • •Conduct First Article Inspections and Surveillance Audits to ensure suppliers adhere to the company’s design engineering & quality requirements, as well as maintain a robust quality control and assurance program in place.
  • •Drive quality planning during pre & post-production and 8D / SCAR activities with the supplier base to ensure suppliers’ outgoing quality is sufficient to minimize the need for incoming inspection at Skydio
  • •Maintain supplier scorecards to measure quality performance and drive continuous improvements with Skydio supplier base towards zero defects
Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

  • •Experience in quality engineering for high-volume consumer electronics or automotive products, with knowledge of manufacturing processes (metal casting, sheet metal forming & stamping, injection molding, composites, coating technologies, displays, cameras, wiring harness), measurement and inspection practices, reliability, and statistical process control.
  • •Familiarity with GD&T and ability to interpret complex drawings.
  • •Proficient with quality tools such as FMEA, PPAP, 8D, root cause analysis (5-Why, fishbone), SPC and achieving measurable results.
  • •Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
  • •Willingness to travel to suppliers as required (30-40%).
Experience:Consumer electronicsManufacturingSupply chain
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipTeamworkProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:GD&TFMEAPPAP8DSPC

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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