Senior Staff Product Manager, Drone Hardware Platforms & Sensors

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

As a Senior Staff Product Manager for Drone Hardware Platforms & Sensors, you will work closely with our customers and our hardware and embedded software engineering teams to help define and shape Skydio’s current and next-gen drone platforms, controllers, cameras, and accessories ecosystem. You’ll ensure that we are building and delivering the right products to solve the most important problems across enterprise, government, and public safety. This is an incredible opportunity to have an outsized impact in service of our customers. 

Location

This position is based onsite 5 days/week at our HQ in San Mateo, CA, with ~25% travel. We offer relocation assistance if needed. 

How you'll make an impact:

• Help shape our overall vehicle and hardware strategy in collaboration with our CEO and engineering executives, including the development of new hardware products, including new vehicle form factors.

• Engage with customers, prospects, and internal stakeholders to understand core business problems and develop visions and strategies to solve them.

• Draw upon direct customer experiences and ride-alongs as well as usage analytics to solve the most important and impactful problems for our customers. 

• Continually develop, own, and publish product requirement documents and roadmaps for Skydio’s vehicle hardware, controllers, cameras/sensors and embedded software.

• Partner with designers and engineering leaders spanning hardware, firmware, computer vision, AI, and machine learning to execute your product vision and requirements.

• Capture, document, and distill feedback from customers and prospects to steer product development.

• Collaborate closely with sales and customer success to build and maintain close customer relationships and ensure success.

• Partner with product marketing to develop launch plans, product positioning and messaging to bring your products to market. 

What would make you a strong fit:

• 9+ years of proven success in defining and delivering complex hardware products with integrated software.  

• Deep technical understanding of IoT or camera/sensors product technologies.

• Experience launching robust hardware products for Enterprise, Public Safety or Defense Customers. 

• Detail-oriented with exceptional written and oral communication skills.

• Direct or indirect experience with engineering that allows you to actively participate in deep discussions with engineers on complex technical architecture challenges and tradeoffs.

• Highly facilitative team player who strives to enable others to do their best work.

• A passion for speaking with -- and learning from -- customers. 

• A background in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or computer science.

• An advanced degree or an MBA would be a plus, but is not required. 

• Background experience in utilities, public safety or federal (ISR) workflows.

• Experience with enterprise/professional robotics or drones.

• Expertise in camera interfaces, either in photography, videography, and/or for drone cameras.

• Ability to obtain FAA Part 107 certification within 60 days of employment start.

Compensation: At 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 $226,000 - $285,000*. 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.

*Compensation for certain positions may vary based on the position’s location.

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At 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.

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.

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