Skydio
Head of Manufacturing Engineering Automation & Controls
$196K–$257K
Hayward, California, United States · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Aug 18, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years in relevant engineering disciplines; 5+ years leading relevant engineering organizations.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related technical field. Master's degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent technical experience preferred.
About the job
Leads the manufacturing engineering organization and scales automated, production-ready systems for high-volume small unmanned aircraft manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Build and lead manufacturing engineering, automation, controls, equipment, process development, and industrialization teams.
- Set manufacturing strategy and standards; lead development, deployment, and lifecycle management of automated equipment and production systems.
- Connect equipment and processes to manufacturing data systems and use production data to improve yield, reliability, and root-cause analysis.
What they ask for
- 12+ years of experience in manufacturing, automation, controls, equipment engineering, or related disciplines.
- 5+ years leading engineering organizations responsible for manufacturing systems or factory automation.
- Demonstrated experience scaling complex electromechanical products into high-volume production and developing custom production equipment.
- Bachelor's degree in a listed or related technical field; strong automation and controls knowledge.
Nice to have
- Aerospace experience; experience scaling aerospace or similarly complex hardware to hundreds or thousands of units per month.
- Experience with MES, manufacturing data infrastructure, Industry 4.0, or building an automation and controls function.
Pay
USD $196,000 - $257,000 annual base salary
Tools
PLC, industrial robotics, motion control, machine vision, industrial networking, sensors, servo systems, SCADA/HMI, MES
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