Facilities Manager

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:

We are seeking an experienced Facilities Manager to lead the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of our aerospace manufacturing facility. This role is responsible for facility infrastructure, building systems, maintenance programs, utilities, contractors, workplace services, and facility improvement projects that support manufacturing operations.

The Facility Manager will work closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, EHS, Quality, Security, IT, and other cross‑functional teams to ensure the facility can safely and consistently support production. The ideal candidate is a hands‑on leader who is comfortable operating in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment where equipment uptime, safety, compliance, and rapid problem solving are critical.

• Own day-to‑day operation and maintenance of the manufacturing facility and associated infrastructure.

• Maintain critical building systems including HVAC, electrical distribution, compressed air, plumbing, fire/life‑safety systems, lighting, backup power, and other facility utilities.

• Develop and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve facility reliability and minimize production disruptions.

• Respond to facility‑related outages and emergencies, coordinate troubleshooting, and drive issues through permanent corrective action.

• Establish facility KPIs for uptime, preventive maintenance completion, work‑order response, utility consumption, and other key performance indicators.

• Maintain accurate facility documentation, equipment records, maintenance histories, drawings, and operating procedures.

• Partner with Manufacturing and Engineering teams to support production equipment installations, line expansions, process changes, and facility modifications.

• Ensure facility utilities and infrastructure have adequate capacity and reliability to support current and future manufacturing requirements.

• Coordinate equipment moves, utility connections, construction activities, shutdowns, and commissioning while minimizing impact to production.

• Support clean, organized, safe, and production‑ready manufacturing environments.

• Identify infrastructure risks and develop mitigation and redundancy plans for systems critical to manufacturing operations.

• Own day‑to‑day facility waste‑management operations and vendor relationships, including general waste, recycling, scrap metal, e‑waste, battery recycling, and other facility waste streams.

• Partner closely with Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) to maintain compliance with applicable federal, state, and local requirements.

• Support programs related to fire/life safety, hazardous materials, emergency response, environmental controls, and workplace safety.

• Own operation, preventive maintenance, inspection, and repair of facility environmental‑control infrastructure, including applicable stormwater controls, wastewater infrastructure, oil/water controls, backflow‑prevention devices, secondary containment, ventilation/exhaust systems, and other building environmental systems.

• Promptly escalation failures or abnormal conditions that may create an environmental compliance risk to EHS.

• Ensure contractors follow site safety requirements, permitting processes, lockout/tagout requirements, and other applicable procedures.

• Support internal and external audits, inspections, corrective actions, and documentation requirements.

• Maintain readiness for facility‑related regulatory and customer inspections.

• Plan and execute facility upgrades, renovations, infrastructure expansions, and capital projects.

• Develop scopes of work, project schedules,…