Skydio
Field Readiness Lead, Solutions Engineering
San Mateo, California, United States · Senior · Full-time
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$27,870 more — $197,870 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $197,870 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Electronics Engineers, Except Computer" for prevailing-wage purposes.
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About the role
- Skydio is seeking an experienced operations leader to join our team as Manager, Solutions Operations.
- It touches every part of Solutions Engineering across National Security, SLED, Commercial, and the Launch Team, and it works with the account teams, Engineering, Product, Customer Success, Training, and Sales Enablement those teams depend on.
- This seat is how the demo standard, the content, and the ramp stay consistent without four directors rebuilding the same thing.
Responsibilities
- Maintain airworthiness, batteries, firmware, and spares so the fleet is ready to fly on short notice, and coordinate demo scheduling and dock availability with the teams that share the site.
- Own the content and the library
- Build demo scripts, reference architectures, and trial plan templates out of what the strongest Solutions Engineers already do, rather than inventing a parallel standard.
- Own the library. One place, one version, findable in under a minute. Run a review cadence against the release calendar, retire what is stale, and track what actually gets used.
- Own onboarding for new Solutions Engineers and Solutions Specialists: the curriculum, hands-on flight and dock time, the shadowing plan, and the checkpoints that tell a manager a new hire is ready to run a customer engagement alone.
- Work across every vertical and function. Build enablement once, in a form each team can adapt, and partner with Sales Enablement and Training so the field gets one coordinated program.
- 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.
Requirements
- Travel of approximately 15% is required to capture content in the field, support field teams, and support company events.
- If you have most of what is listed below and are confident you can learn the rest, we want to hear from you.
Nice to have
- Experience running a demo center, lab, or fleet operation.
- Prior public safety service or agency UAS program experience.
- Video and photo production skills for demo and enablement content.
- What Is Required
- FAA Part 107 Certificate, or the ability to obtain one within 60 days of hire.
- Ability to work on site at Skydio headquarters in San Mateo, California.
- Ability to travel approximately 15% of the time.
- Ability to lift up to 60 lbs unaided.
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.
- The annual base salary range for this position is $170,000 - $215,000*.
- Regular, full-time employees are eligible to receive the following benefits: Paid vacation time, sick leave, holiday pay and 401K savings plan.
- Compensation for certain positions may vary based on the position's location.
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.
- 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.
Company info
- 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 https://www.skydio.com/solutions/energy-and-utilities to first responders https://www.skydio.com/solutions/public-safety, soldiers in battlefield scenarios https://www.skydio.com/solutions/national-security/tactical-isr, and beyond https://www.skydio.com/solutions.
- Lead live demonstrations at headquarters for VIP customers, customer summits, partners, press, and government visitors, presenting with Skydio executives, from a short flight to a full dock and command software walkthroughs.
- Set the demo standard the rest of the organization runs against.
- Plan and run capture missions, including flights, imagery, scans, and dock deployments, that produce the footage, data, and screenshots the whole organization uses.
- Ingest new product and technical developments as they land, get hands on with pre-release capability, and translate each release into what the field needs to know, say, and show.
- Be a source of ground truth on how the product actually demonstrates and how quickly people can learn it. You will see every rough edge repeatedly, and earlier than almost anyone.
- Turn what you see into prioritized, defensible feedback to Product and Engineering rather than a list of one-off asks.
- 5+ years in a technical operations, field operations, customer-facing technical, or enablement role.
- Hands-on sUAS operating experience and the judgment to fly safely and legally in front of an audience.
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