Senior Operations Systems Engineer
Skydio
Date: 12 hours ago
City: Hayward, CA
Salary:
$150,500
-
$212,500
per year
Contract type: Full time

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 is seeking a Senior Operations Systems Engineer to support implementation of Palantir products that will enable world class systems integrations, automation, and AI insights and allow our operations to continue to grow efficiently. This implementation will build on the foundation of our existing systems including NetSuite, Arena, Jira, and our home-grown MES. You will partner closely with peers on the business systems team and cross-functional stakeholders including the supply chain and in-house production teams to understand their pain points and leverage your expertise in best practices to develop solutions that drive productivity, scalability, and profitability.
How You'll Make An Impact
Qualified 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.
For positions located in the United States of America, Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/
About The Role
Skydio is seeking a Senior Operations Systems Engineer to support implementation of Palantir products that will enable world class systems integrations, automation, and AI insights and allow our operations to continue to grow efficiently. This implementation will build on the foundation of our existing systems including NetSuite, Arena, Jira, and our home-grown MES. You will partner closely with peers on the business systems team and cross-functional stakeholders including the supply chain and in-house production teams to understand their pain points and leverage your expertise in best practices to develop solutions that drive productivity, scalability, and profitability.
How You'll Make An Impact
- Manage Palantir implementation projects by driving stakeholder engagement, defining project requirements, setting development milestones, and holding our development partners accountable for on-time deliverables
- Develop and implement robust solutions and tools within Palantir’s product suite to optimize material flow, production scheduling, factory execution, and quality
- Be a NetSuite expert with a focus on implementations that included in-house manufacturing and experience with MRP and Routings / Advanced Manufacturing who helps enable and enforce best practices for building applications and data pipelines downstream of this system
- Collaborate with business stakeholders including production, supply chain, quality, planning, and engineering to conduct thorough problems and needs assessments
- Conduct regular meetings and generate reports on project status, highlighting achievements, challenges, and upcoming milestones to ensure all stakeholders are well-informed
- Solicit and provide feedback to ensure continuous improvement across systems
- Experience as an implementation lead for Palantir Foundry and related products
- Working level knowledge of SQL, Python, and Java to support building and reviewing customized applications and data pipelines
- Deep understanding of best practices for defining data structures and building data pipelines to support long term, scalable applications
- Experience as a NetSuite technical lead and as a project manager. Depth related to standing up NetSuite MRP and Routings functionality is a plus
- Deep understanding of hardware and manufacturing business processes
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and requirements and to make decisions in ambiguity
- Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to build positive relationships with business stakeholders and third party developers
- Ability to prioritize tasks against competing development schedules to maximize effectiveness
- Excellent problem-solving, organizational, communication, and cross-functional teamwork skills
- Ability to identify and address challenges proactively
- Compensation for certain positions may vary based on the position’s location.
Qualified 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.
For positions located in the United States of America, Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/
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