Engineering Manager - Autonomy

The role

You will manage the execution of the product and technology roadmap. You will be responsible for hiring, mentoring, and driving infrastructure investments across core drone platforms and autonomy areas.

What you will do

• Leverage product insight, robotics and/or computer vision, and high quality software engineering to bring state-of-the-art autonomy technology to market
• Execute on complex cross-team goals
• Collaborate across product management, embedded, mobile, cloud, hardware, and flight test teams
• Hire and mentor elite engineers to scale up the team
• Leverage experience and best practices to uphold and improve engineering standards
• Manage the execution of the product + technology roadmap
• Responsible for hiring, mentoring, and driving infrastructure investments

Required qualifications

• Hands-on technical leader with strong software engineering experience
• Deep understanding of topics in robotics, computer vision, and software systems
• Proven leadership, management, recruiting, team building, and communication skills
• Solid fundamentals in 3D geometry, mathematics, and linear algebra

Nice to have

• Experience with hardware

Benefits

• Competitive base salaries
• Equity in the form of stock options
• Comprehensive benefits packages
• Relocation assistance may be provided for eligible roles
• Group health insurance plans
• Paid vacation time
• Sick leave
• Holiday pay
• 401K savings plan

Before you apply

• Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is strongly encouraged and required for certain positions
• Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility

About the company

Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight. The team combines expertise in artificial intelligence, hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession.