Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial mobility. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users, from utility inspectors to first responders, soldiers in battlefield scenarios, and beyond.

About the role

Skydio’s cameras are critical to autonomous navigation, situational awareness, and capturing high-quality imagery in demanding environments. As an Electrical Engineer, you will design, bring up, test, and refine the electronics that let our camera modules, gimbals, and imaging payloads perform reliably in the field.

You will take ownership of circuits and boards, from schematic through bring-up and into production. You will work hands-on in the lab and collaborate closely with mechanical, optical, firmware, reliability, manufacturing, and supplier engineering teams. You will work alongside experienced engineers and grow into broader ownership of our camera electronics. This is an individual-contributor role for an engineer with a few years of product experience who enjoys detailed circuit design, careful layout, lab bring-up, and methodical debugging.

How you'll make an impact

Design schematics and drive PCB, flex, and rigid-flex layouts with the layout team for camera modules, gimbal electronics, sensor boards, and related subsystems.

Design and integrate image sensors, camera interfaces (e.g. MIPI CSI-2), and supporting electronics.

Design power circuits for gimbals and cameras, considering power sequencing and tight thermal and space constraints.

Select components against electrical, thermal, size, lifecycle, and supply-chain requirements, and qualify second sources and drop-in alternates.

Do the circuit analysis and simulation behind your designs, including power budgets, thermal estimates, signal and power integrity, and worst-case component tolerances.

Work with the layout team and fab vendors on stackups, impedance control, DFM feedback, and Gerber/working-data reviews for rigid and flexible circuits.

Bring up new boards, write test plans, and characterize performance using oscilloscopes, power analyzers, electronic loads, thermal cameras, and similar equipment.

Design test fixtures, tester and adapter boards, and measurement setups for camera development, validation, and production test.

Bring up quick-prototyped test circuits using local and subcontractor capabilities

Investigate electrical and electromechanical failures, find root causes, and help drive and verify corrective actions.

Support EMC, environmental, and reliability testing, including test setup, sample preparation, execution, data collection, and failure analysis.

Work with firmware and software engineers on hardware interfaces, register configuration, bring-up scripts, and debug.

Write clear engineering reports and contribute to design reviews that document decisions, test results, and open risks.

Contribute across the product cycle, from early concepts and prototypes through design validation, pre-production, and mass-production support.

What makes you a good fit

You don’t need experience in every area listed. We value strong fundamentals and a drive to learn the rest.

Master’s degree in electrical engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

3+ years of industry experience designing electronics for physical products.

Hands-on experience taking boards from schematic capture through layout, bring-up, and debug.

Good knowledge of power electronics, mixed-signal design, and digital interfaces such as I²C, SPI, and UART.

Practical lab skills with oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, and similar equipment. Ability to maintain and expand our electrical lab capability locally.

Ability to read datasheets carefully, justify component choices, and document test methods and results clearly.