Engineering Manager (Autonomy)

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Engineering Manager (Autonomy)

Skydio

Engineering Manager (Autonomy)

Skills

Product Management

2 months ago

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Important information

Contract type:

Permanent

Salary:

$170,000 – $276,000 / year

Location:

United States

Work mode:

Onsite

Published on:

29 August 2026

What they need

Skydio is built around deep technological investments in autonomy that lead to breakthrough products
We are looking for world-class engineering leaders to scale up the autonomy team to deliver Skydio’s vision
Our small team has incredible technical strength in solving complex algorithmic challenges, and needs help growing to meet the product opportunities ahead
You will be responsible for one or more areas of ownership across core drone platforms, SW architecture, simulation, SDK, object detection, map infrastructure, situational awareness, computational photography, and state estimation
You will manage the execution of the product + technology roadmap and be responsible for hiring, mentoring, and driving infrastructure investments that make us successful
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, collaborating across our product management, embedded, mobile, cloud, hardware, and flight test teams with emphasis on excellent communication
Hire and mentor elite engineers to scale up our team
Leverage your experience and best practices to uphold and improve Skydio’s engineering standards- We are open to candidates with a broad range of experience from tech leads to senior directors who are passionate about our mission
Proven leadership, management, recruiting, team building, and communication skills
You love building flying robots and making them do amazing things in the world
Solid fundamentals in 3D geometry, mathematics, and linear algebra
Hands-on technical leader with strong software engineering experience
Deep understanding of topics in robotics, computer vision, and software systems
Experience with hardware is a plus but not required

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