Skydio

Senior Product Manager, Drone Hardware Platforms – Sensors

Skydio

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San MateoCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $150,000 - $190,000 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • 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.

Requirements

  • 5+ 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
Benefits
  • Competitive base salaries
  • Equity in the form of stock options
  • Comprehensive benefits packages
  • Relocation assistance if needed
  • Paid vacation time
  • Sick leave
  • Holiday pay
  • 401K savings plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
hardware product developmentIoT technologiescamera/sensors technologiesembedded softwarecomputer visionAImachine learningelectrical engineeringmechanical engineeringcomputer science
Soft Skills
written communicationoral communicationteam playercustomer engagementfacilitationproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingcollaborationdetail-orientedcustomer relationship management
Certifications
advanced degreeMBA