Supplier Quality Engineer, Sustaining

About the role

As a member of Skydio’s Supplier Quality Engineering team, you will collaborate with Product Design, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Quality teams while interfacing with current and potential suppliers to strengthen Skydio’s supplier base and meet increasing production volume and quality needs.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct supplier assessments and on‑site audits to verify quality systems and capabilities.
• Partner with Manufacturing and Design Engineers during hardware product development to ensure suppliers can support high‑volume, high‑quality production.
• Perform First Article Inspections and Surveillance Audits to confirm compliance with design and quality requirements.
• Drive quality planning for pre‑ and post‑production, including 8D/SCAR activities, to minimize incoming inspection needs.
• Maintain supplier scorecards, measure performance, and lead continuous‑improvement initiatives toward zero defects.

Required profile

• Self‑starter motivated to advance Skydio products.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership abilities, able to work positively with internal and external teams.
• Experience establishing and managing suppliers regionally and internationally.
• Quality engineering background in high‑volume consumer electronics or automotive, with deep knowledge of manufacturing processes such as metal casting, sheet‑metal forming, stamping, injection molding, composites, coating, displays, cameras, and wiring harnesses.
• Proficiency in GD&T and ability to interpret complex drawings.
• Hands‑on use of quality tools: FMEA, PPAP, 8D, root‑cause analysis (5‑Why, fishbone), SPC, and statistical process control.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
• Willingness to travel to supplier sites (30‑40% of time).

Required skills

• GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)
• Failure Modes Effect Analysis (FMEA)
• Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
• 8D problem‑solving methodology
• Root‑cause analysis tools (5‑Why, fishbone diagrams)
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Measurement and inspection practices
• Metal casting
• Sheet‑metal forming & stamping
• Injection molding
• Composites processing
• Coating technologies
• Display and camera integration
• Wiring harness design