Skydio
Senior Flight Test Engineer - Software Automation
$150K–$200K
San Mateo, California, United States · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years in software testing, automation, or test infrastructure.
- Visa sponsorship
- For positions located in the United States of America, Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility.
About the job
Leads flight test automation for autonomous drones, building systems and workflows that validate software and hardware from CI and simulation through real-world flight.
What you'll do
- Lead the Flight Test Automation Pod, set technical direction, own its roadmap, and mentor contributing engineers.
- Build and maintain automated test frameworks and CI pipelines across mobile, browser, and integrated hardware/software systems.
- Apply AI-assisted workflows, define risk-based test coverage metrics, and partner with engineering leads to guide test planning.
What they ask for
- 6+ years in software testing, automation, or test infrastructure.
- Strong Python skills and experience building maintainable test frameworks and infrastructure.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems and automated build-pipeline testing; experience applying AI and agentic workflows to software development or testing.
- Proficiency with mobile and browser automation tools; FAA Part 107 certification required within the first 60 days of employment.
Nice to have
- Background in aviation, drones, embedded systems, robotics simulation, or hardware-in-the-loop testing.
Pay
$150,000 - $200,000 USD annual base salary
Tools
Python, CI/CD, Appium, Playwright, Selenium
AI focus
Use AI-assisted and agentic workflows for test generation, failure triage, and flight log analysis.
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