UX Product Designer, National Security

The role

You will design cross-platform interfaces for autonomous flying robots used in national security and defense. You will map critical user journeys and build experiences for Web, Mobile, and Ground Control Stations.

What you will do

• Own the UX execution for key features on core platforms
• Build interfaces for autonomous flying robots
• Design interfaces for remote hardware sensing, 3D spatial awareness, and AI-driven missions
• Communicate user needs and frame complex problems
• Present design solutions and defend rationale with user data and system logic
• Build high-fidelity prototypes to test assumptions
• Participate in on-site visits with customers to understand high-stress environments

Required qualifications

• 3-6 years of hands-on UX/UI product design experience
• Experience translating product requirements into design concepts and specifications that Engineering has built and shipped
• Experience conducting research, building prototypes, and running user studies
• Portfolio demonstrating high bar for visual design, complex systems architecture, and attention to detail
• Ability to quickly mock up interactive prototypes

Nice to have

• Experience designing for technical tools used in the real world
• Portfolios featuring mapping or navigation apps
• Portfolios featuring tools that connect to physical devices (IoT/hardware)
• Portfolios featuring complex, multi-step workflows
• AI fluency and integration of AI into daily workflow

Benefits

• Competitive base salaries
• Equity in the form of stock options
• 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

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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 to empower drone users.