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Electrical Design Engineer

Skydio

San Mateo · USD 127,500-240,000 / year · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Oct 8, 2026

At a glance

Employment
Full-time
Workplace
Hybrid
Location
San Mateo
Salary
USD 127,500-240,000 / year · Base salary

About the role

  • We are looking for an Electrical Design Engineer who will help architect, develop, and refine the electrical systems that bring together state-of-the-art computing hardware, sensing, and power systems.

Responsibilities

  • Define the architecture and select components for a complex embedded electro-mechanical and optical system
  • Work and direct others through detailed design of main logic, interconnect, power, RF and sensing systems around a mobile SOC
  • Integrate sophisticated cameras and imaging electronics
  • Incorporate DFM and other manufacturing considerations on the way to high-quality mass production
  • Create and carry out a validation plan for the system electronics
  • Solve related reliability, yield, and performance issues through development and into production

Requirements

  • Experience shipping high-volume consumer electronic products in a senior or architect-level role
  • Mobile SoC design
  • High speed digital design
  • Connected products (wifi, cellular)
  • Troubleshooting EMI/RF problems
  • Familiar with scripting/programming in Python/C

Benefits

  • Competitive base salaries
  • Equity in the form of stock options
  • Comprehensive benefits packages
  • Relocation assistance
  • Group health insurance plans
  • Paid vacation time
  • Sick leave
  • Holiday pay
  • 401K savings plan

Skills

  • Python
  • C
  • Mobile SoC
  • RF

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Electrical Design Engineer

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