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Salary: USD 190,000 - 250,000 / annual
Skydio is the leading US autonomous drone company, serving defense, public safety, and enterprise customers. You will own the company's embedded Hardware In Loop (HIL) test system end-to-end, including the Python test framework, CI integration, physical test stations, and embedded devices.
In this role, you will set the technical direction of the HIL infrastructure, ensuring reliability as the product portfolio and test suite expand. You'll make it straightforward for other engineering teams to add new tests and validation scenarios. Key responsibilities include:
- Own the architecture and roadmap of the HIL test framework and its CI integration
- Design and build new test stations, fixtures, and onboard new products onto the HIL platform
- Partner with firmware, platform, and product teams to translate their validation requirements into reliable automated tests
- Develop new critical use cases to expand hardware validation and development capabilities across teams
- Triage failing test runs, distinguish infrastructure issues from product regressions, and route bugs to the appropriate team
You'll be a technical leader who supports multiple engineering teams, combining hands-on development with strategic infrastructure thinking.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Strong Python proficiency with clean, well-tested code and sensible abstraction boundaries
- Software engineering experience, including building or owning test or CI infrastructure
- Solid Linux systems skills: networking, USB/udev, systemd, Docker, shell scripting
- Hands-on embedded Linux experience: flashing, bootloaders, recovery modes, serial consoles, debugging non-booting boards
- Clear communication skills to support many engineering teams
- Experience or strong interest in hardware bring-up and system debugging
- FAA Part 107 certification strongly encouraged within first 60 days; required for certain positions
About Skydio
Defense / GovTech; Industrial — autonomous drones for defense, public safety, and enterprise.
