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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.\nAbout the Role\nThe IT Manager, Manufacturing owns every piece of technology that keeps Skydio’s drone production lines running. You are the single IT leader for the factory: you set the manufacturing IT strategy directly with local factory leadership, then build the team, infrastructure and operating model that deliver it.\nThis is a build-and-take-over role. Factory IT is supported today as an extension of corporate IT; you will take ownership of it, establish it as a dedicated function, and run it to production standards, where downtime is measured in units not shipped. You will be as comfortable walking the line with a production supervisor at shift change as presenting a three-year roadmap to operations executives.\nThe ideal candidate has run IT inside a high-volume, high-mix hardware factory, understands where IT meets operational technology (OT), and still enjoys getting hands-on when a line is down.\nLocation\nThis is an office-based position that requires 5 days/week onsite at Skydio’s manufacturing facility in Hayward, CA, with occasional travel to Skydio HQ in San Mateo, CA. The factory runs multiple shifts; you will set up coverage and an on-call rotation for your team and be the escalation point for production-impacting incidents.\nKey Responsibilities\nStrategy and factory partnership\nOwn the manufacturing IT strategy and multi-year roadmap, built jointly with factory leadership and aligned to production ramp, new product introduction (NPI) and capacity plans\n\nAct as the single accountable IT partner for the plant: sit in factory staff and production meetings, translate operational priorities into technology decisions, and report on uptime, risk and delivery\n\nTake over factory IT services from corporate IT with a clear transition plan, defined ownership boundaries and no disruption to production\n\nBuild and manage the factory IT budget, vendor relationships, hardware lifecycle and spares strategy\n\nProduction systems and shop floor\nKeep the lines running: own availability targets and incident response for all IT systems that production depends on\n\nRun the infrastructure behind the Manufacturing Execution System (MES), test stations, flashing and calibration fixtures, label printing, scanners and line-side workstations, in partnership with Manufacturing Software, Test and Manufacturing Engineering\n\nEnsure reliable integration paths between MES, ERP, PLM and quality systems so that build data and traceability records are complete\n\nStand up IT for new lines, cells and sites on the production schedule, including network, compute, endpoints and access, ready before first build\n\nLead root cause analysis on production-impacting incidents and drive permanent fixes, not workarounds\n\nInfrastructure, network and security\nDesign and operate a segmented factory network that separates corporate IT from production and OT systems, with resilient wired and wireless coverage across the floor\n\nOwn factory compute, storage, backup and disaster recovery, including local resilience so production continues through a WAN or cloud outage\n\nManage Linux, Windows and Mac endpoints on the floor, including shared, kiosk and fixture machines, with patching scheduled around production windows\n\nExtend Skydio’s identity and device management standards (Okta, JumpCloud) to shift-based and shared-station environments\n\nAutomate provisioning and configuration with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and scripting (Python, Bash) so stations are rebuilt in minutes, not hours\n\nTeam and operations\nHire, lead and develop the manufacturing IT team, including technicians and systems administrators across shifts\n\nEstablish change management, maintenance windows, runbooks and on-call rotations suited to a multi-shift factory\n\nDefine and publish service metrics: line-impacting downtime, mean time to restore, ticket volume and change success rate\n\nDocument architecture, processes and procedures so the function scales with the factory rather than with individuals\n\nWhat Makes You a Good Fit\nA degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent hands-on experience\n\n10+ years in IT infrastructure or operations, with at least 5 years supporting a manufacturing or production environment\n\n4+ years leading IT teams, including hiring, coaching and managing technicians and administrators across shifts\n\nA track record of building or taking over an IT function at a factory during a production ramp, new line launch or new site bring-up\n\nExperience partnering directly with plant managers, operations directors and manufacturing engineering leaders, and earning their trust as a peer\n\nWorking knowledge of shop-floor systems: MES, ERP, PLM and quality system integrations, test and fixture stations, label printing and barcode scanning\n\nStrong network fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, wireless) and experience designing segmented IT/OT networks for production\n\nHands-on background across Linux, Windows and Mac, with Linux depth for production and test stations\n\nExperience with identity and device management at scale (Okta, JumpCloud or equivalent), including shared and kiosk workstations\n\nAn automation-first approach: scripting in Python or Bash and Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform or similar\n\nExperience running incident response, root cause analysis and change management where downtime has a direct production cost\n\nExperience managing budgets, vendors and hardware lifecycle for a site\n\nExcellent communication skills, equally effective with line operators, engineers and executives\n\nWillingness to be onsite five days a week and available for escalations outside standard hours\n\nNice to Have\nExperience in consumer electronics, robotics, aerospace, automotive or electric vehicle manufacturing\n\nExperience in an export-controlled or defense-adjacent environment (ITAR/EAR, NIST SP 800-171, CMMC)\n\nFamiliarity with industrial protocols and controls (PLCs, SCADA, OPC UA, Ignition, Kepware)\n\nExperience standing 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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 $157,000 - $210,000*. 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.\n*Compensation for certain positions may vary based on the position’s location.\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.\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.\nFor positions located in the United States of America, Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility. 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