{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"ae225ce5a0ef9461e7606e1a","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/ae225ce5a0ef9461e7606e1a","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/ae225ce5a0ef9461e7606e1a","title":"Remote Flight Test Engineer - Device Platform","description":"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.\r\nAbout the role:\r\nSkydio is seeking a Flight Test Engineer focused on Device Platform systems – the mobile and controller interfaces that connect pilots to autonomy. This role treats the human–machine interface as flight-critical, ensuring that control software performs reliably, intuitively, and predictably in real-world operations.\r\nYou'll validate how customers interact with Skydio aircraft through mobile, controller, and handheld applications—testing workflows that span setup, flight, and recovery. You'll work closely with mobile, embedded middleware, design, and other software hardware teams to expose edge cases, uncover usability risks, and shape customer experience.\r\nThis role is onsite in San Mateo, CA, with occasional travel to field test sites.\r\nHow you'll make an impact:\r\nPlan and execute UI/UX validation campaigns for new software releases and features.\r\nDesign and run operator-in-the-loop flight tests to evaluate real-world usability and decision support.\r\nValidate mobile and controller UI performance during live and simulated flight operations.\r\nCreate and automate smoke, regression, and sanity stress test suites for mobile control interfaces.\r\nMeasure and report on flight health, latency, responsiveness, input accuracy, and recovery behavior.\r\nIdentify human system interaction risks early and drive design and test mitigations.\r\nEvaluate new features for repeatability, clarity, and operational stability.\r\nCollect and analyze operator telemetry, logs, and screen recordings to guide design feedback.\r\nYou'll Test and Validate\r\nGround control station (GCS) and mobile application workflows\r\nTouch, gesture, and controller-based inputs\r\nMission planning and in-flight UI transitions\r\nAlerts, warnings, and system state visibility\r\nPerformance under degraded GPS, comms, or RF conditions\r\nSecure login, authentication, and access control flows\r\n3rd-party software, device integrations, and peripherals\r\nHuman factors in safety- and autonomy-critical behaviors\r\nBring up of new controller devices and various platforms\r\nYou'll partner with product, mobile software developers, middleware embedded teams, and design to define UX validation requirements, establish operational success metrics, and maintain safe, test-ready aircraft and controller environments.\r\nWhat makes you a good fit:\r\nBackground in human factors, mobile UI/UX validation or design, flight testing, and/or real-world system testing\r\nStrong debugging and troubleshooting skills across mobile, embedded, and networked systems\r\nExperience with UAS operations and high-reliability operator workflows\r\nUnderstanding of human factors, usability engineering, and cognitive workload\r\nFamiliarity with Linux and embedded platforms (not required)\r\nStrong documentation and technical communication skills\r\nPassion for aviation, autonomy, and human-centered system design\r\nFlying a lot!\r\nCompensation:\r\nAt Skydio, our compensation packages for regular, full-time employees include competitive base salaries, equity in the form of stock options, and comprehensive benefits packages. Compensation will vary based on factors, including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience. Relocation assistance may also be provided for eligible roles. The annual base salary range for this position is $100,000 - 130,000*. Fundamentally, we believe that equity is the key to long-term financial growth, and we ensure all regular, full-time employees have the opportunity to significantly benefit from the company's success. Regular, full-time employees are eligible to enroll in the Company's group health insurance plans. Regular, full-time employees are eligible to receive the following benefits: Paid vacation time, sick leave, holiday pay and 401K savings plan. This position and all associated benefits are subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws, as well as the Company's policies and eligibility criteria.\r\n*Compensation for certain positions may vary based on the position's location.\r\n#LI-AS1\r\nAt Skydio we believe that diversity drives innovation. We have created a multidisciplinary environment that embraces the power of diverse perspectives to create elegant solutions for complex problems. We are committed to growing our network of people, programs, and resources to nurture an inclusive culture.\r\nQualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local anti-discrimination laws.\r\nFor positions located in the United States of America, Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility. 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You'll work closely with mobile, embedded middleware, design, and other software hardware teams to expose edge cases, uncover usability risks, and shape customer experience.\r\nThis role is onsite in San Mateo, CA, with occasional travel to field test sites.\r\nHow you'll make an impact:\r\nPlan and execute UI/UX validation campaigns for new software releases and features.\r\nDesign and run operator-in-the-loop flight tests to evaluate real-world usability and decision support.\r\nValidate mobile and controller UI performance during live and simulated flight operations.\r\nCreate and automate smoke, regression, and sanity stress test suites for mobile control interfaces.\r\nMeasure and report on flight health, latency, responsiveness, input accuracy, and recovery behavior.\r\nIdentify human system interaction risks early and drive design and test mitigations.\r\nEvaluate new features for repeatability, clarity, and operational stability.\r\nCollect and analyze operator telemetry, logs, and screen recordings to guide design feedback.\r\nYou'll Test and Validate\r\nGround control station (GCS) and mobile application workflows\r\nTouch, gesture, and controller-based inputs\r\nMission planning and in-flight UI transitions\r\nAlerts, warnings, and system state visibility\r\nPerformance under degraded GPS, comms, or RF conditions\r\nSecure login, authentication, and access control flows\r\n3rd-party software, device integrations, and peripherals\r\nHuman factors in safety- and autonomy-critical behaviors\r\nBring up of new controller devices and various platforms\r\nYou'll partner with product, mobile software developers, middleware embedded teams, and design to define UX validation requirements, establish operational success metrics, and maintain safe, test-ready aircraft and controller environments.\r\nWhat makes you a good fit:\r\nBackground in human factors, mobile UI/UX validation or design, flight testing, and/or real-world system testing\r\nStrong debugging and troubleshooting skills across mobile, embedded, and networked systems\r\nExperience with UAS operations and high-reliability operator workflows\r\nUnderstanding of human factors, usability engineering, and cognitive workload\r\nFamiliarity with Linux and embedded platforms (not required)\r\nStrong documentation and technical communication skills\r\nPassion for aviation, autonomy, and human-centered system design\r\nFlying a lot!\r\nCompensation:\r\nAt Skydio, our compensation packages for regular, full-time employees include competitive base salaries, equity in the form of stock options, and comprehensive benefits packages. Compensation will vary based on factors, including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience. Relocation assistance may also be provided for eligible roles. The annual base salary range for this position is $100,000 - 130,000*. Fundamentally, we believe that equity is the key to long-term financial growth, and we ensure all regular, full-time employees have the opportunity to significantly benefit from the company's success. Regular, full-time employees are eligible to enroll in the Company's group health insurance plans. Regular, full-time employees are eligible to receive the following benefits: Paid vacation time, sick leave, holiday pay and 401K savings plan. This position and all associated benefits are subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws, as well as the Company's policies and eligibility criteria.\r\n*Compensation for certain positions may vary based on the position's location.\r\n#LI-AS1\r\nAt Skydio we believe that diversity drives innovation. We have created a multidisciplinary environment that embraces the power of diverse perspectives to create elegant solutions for complex problems. We are committed to growing our network of people, programs, and resources to nurture an inclusive culture.\r\nQualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local anti-discrimination laws.\r\nFor positions located in the United States of America, Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility. 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