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Field Readiness Lead, Solutions Engineering

Skydio· Operations
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Hybrid (San Mateo, California, United States)$170k - $215kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Operations leader overseeing HQ demo program, aircraft, docks, and content library for Skydio's Solutions Engineering. Responsible for live demonstrations, content capture, enablement of field team, and representing customer feedback to product/engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Run live demonstrations at headquarters for VIP customers, customer summits, partners, press, and government visitors, including short flights and dock/software walkthroughs.
  • Own the demo environment (aircraft, docks, network, controllers, props) and pre-flight discipline to ensure reliable demonstrations.
  • Maintain airworthiness, batteries, firmware, and spares; coordinate demo scheduling and dock availability.
  • Set the demo standard for the organization.
  • Plan and run capture missions (flights, imagery, scans, dock deployments) to produce footage and data used organization-wide.
  • Build demo scripts, reference architectures, and trial plan templates from established practices.
  • Own the content library: centralized, versioned, easily searchable; manage release calendar and retire stale content.
  • Capture integration and competitive material describing customer platforms, Skydio advantages, and honest gaps.
  • Own onboarding for new Solutions Engineers and Solutions Specialists, including curriculum and hands-on training.
  • Ingest new product/technical developments and translate releases into field-ready knowledge and demonstrations.
  • Collaborate across verticals/functions to build a unified enablement program.
  • Provide ground truth feedback to Product and Engineering to influence roadmap and fixes.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in a technical operations, field operations, customer-facing technical, or enablement role.
  • Hands-on sUAS operating experience and safe/legal flight in front of an audience.
  • Experience presenting live to senior executives and customers; composure when plans change.
  • Track record of building technical content or programs used by others.
  • Fast learner with ability to explain new technology; adept at cross-team collaboration.
  • Familiarity with DFR concepts of operation and dock-based remote operations.
  • Organized and consistent; experience maintaining fleets, libraries, and ramp programs.

Skills

Required:Live presentation and demosContent creation and program developmentContent library managementSUAS operations and safetyCross-functional collaboration

Benefits

  • Competitive base salaries
  • Equity in the form of stock options
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Paid vacation, sick leave, holiday pay, 401K savings plan
Last updated Oct 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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