Description
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial mobility. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users, from utility inspectors to first responders , soldiers in battlefield scenarios , and beyond . About the Role Skydio’s flying robots are designed to behave less like tools and more like intelligent teammates—systems that can understand their environment, interpret goals, make decisions, and safely execute complex tasks with human oversight but not constant human input.
As Staff Product Manager for Vehicle AI, you'll help shape this transformation. You'll own the roadmap for advancing vehicle intelligence, working closely with our world-class autonomy team spanning foundation models, machine learning, perception, planning, simulation, and autonomy UX, with algorithms running both at the edge on the vehicle and in the cloud. You'll partner closely with engineering, design, and customers to define and deliver what autonomous systems should do, how they should interact with humans, and the infrastructure required to continuously improve their capabilities.
From data collection and training to evaluation and deployment, you'll help shape the future of autonomous robotics at Skydio. Location This position is based onsite 5 days/week at our HQ in San Mateo, CA. We offer relocation assistance if needed.
What You Will Be Responsible For Own the roadmap for advancing Skydio's autonomous capabilities and vehicle intelligence. Define how autonomous systems should perceive, reason, plan, communicate, and act in real-world environments. Work with customers and field teams to understand operational workflows and translate them into autonomy requirements.
Drive the end-to-end autonomy development lifecycle, in
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