Skydio
Field Readiness Lead, Solutions Engineering
$170K–$215K
San Mateo, California, United States · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years; no alternatives stated.
- Visa sponsorship
- For positions located in the United States of America, Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility.
About the job
Owns Solutions Engineering readiness by running headquarters drone demonstrations, maintaining the demo fleet and content library, and onboarding and enabling field teams.
What you'll do
- Lead live HQ demonstrations and maintain aircraft, docks, and the demo environment.
- Capture, organize, and update demonstration and integration content, templates, and reference materials.
- Own onboarding and ongoing product enablement for Solutions Engineers and Specialists; relay prioritized product feedback.
What they ask for
- 5+ years in technical operations, field operations, customer-facing technical, or enablement work.
- Hands-on sUAS operating experience and ability to fly safely and legally; FAA Part 107 Certificate or ability to obtain one within 60 days of hire.
- Comfort presenting live to senior executives and customers, and a track record of creating technical content or programs others use.
- Able to work on site in San Mateo, travel approximately 15%, and lift up to 60 lbs unaided.
Nice to have
- Experience running a demo center, lab, or fleet operation; public safety service or agency UAS program experience.
- Dock-based, remote, or BVLOS operations at scale; video/photo production; working knowledge of CAD, VMS, Salesforce, or Uplimit.
Pay
USD $170,000 - $215,000 annual base salary
Tools
sUAS, FAA Part 107, CAD, VMS, Salesforce, Uplimit
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