Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight. As a Hardware Product Management Intern, you will work closely with customers and engineering teams to define and shape Skydio’s drone platforms and accessories, while gaining hands-on experience in product management.
Responsibilities
Drive definition on portions of our existing and next-generation hardware products, including drones, controllers, cameras, and accessories, translating to impact on actual products shipped
Engage with customers, prospects, and internal stakeholders to understand core business problems to inform execution on projects
Draw upon direct customer experiences and ride-alongs as well as usage analytics to inform execution on projects
Develop, own, and publish product requirement documents for portions of 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 on self-contained projects that are expected to ship during the internship or shortly after
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 our products to market
Collaborate closely with our Go To Market Strategy team to forecast demand and price products
Qualification
Required
You have a track record of success, demonstrating high ownership and high agency in fast-paced work environments
You are a clear and effective communicator in both technical and story-telling contexts
You are an exceptional critical thinker who loves to learn and can process and leverage new information very rapidly
You are a team player who is willing to take on any task, big or small, to get the job done
You have strong spatial and mechanical reasoning ability
You love to get out 'in the field' in order to learn first-hand
You have a great sense for risk management and are very comfortable forming strong opinions with partial or incomplete information
You have strong business acumen and can approach problems either from a top-down business perspective or a bottom-up technical perspective
Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is strongly encouraged for all Skydio employees and required for certain positions
Preferred
A background in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or computer science
An advanced degree, or degree in progress, such as an MBA
Aviation or drone experience
Experience with IOT or networked devices
Experience working in one of our core verticals (Law Enforcement, National Security, Electrical Utilities)
Experience with enterprise/professional robotics or drones
Direct or indirect experience with engineering that allows you to actively participate in deep discussions with engineers on complex technical architecture challenges and tradeoffs
Benefits
Skydio full-time employees are eligible to enroll in our benefit plans
And take advantage of a variety of incentives and stipends.
Skydio uses artificial intelligence to create flying drones that are used by consumer, enterprise, and government customers.
