Head of Manufacturing Engineering Automation & Controls

Skydio · Hayward

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Company
Skydio
Location
Hayward
Employment type
Full-time
Salary
$196,000 - $257,000
Posted
August 18, 2026

About this job

We are seeking a Head of Manufacturing Engineering to lead the development and scale-up of our manufacturing systems for high-volume small unmanned aircraft production. This leader will own the manufacturing engineering organization responsible for translating product designs into robust, automated, production-ready manufacturing systems capable of operating reliably at scale. A major focus of this role will be factory automation, controls engineering, equipment development, and manufacturing systems architecture. You will build and lead a multidisciplinary organization spanning manufacturing engineering, automation and controls, equipment engineering, process development, and production industrialization.…

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