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Skydio

Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering – State, Local, Educational (SLED), Small Cities

Skydio

. Hire, onboard, coach, and retain the Solutions Engineering team .

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $172,000 - $215,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Solutions Engineering with a strong focus on team leadership, technical quality standards, and customer engagement. Proficient in drone technology and public safety operations, with a commitment to developing technical talent and driving integration strategies.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Solutions Engineering LeadershipDrone Technology ExpertisePublic Safety sUAS OperationsTechnical Team DevelopmentFAA Part 107 Certification

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Hard Skills
Technical Quality StandardsCustomer-Facing Technical ExperienceIntegration DiscussionsPublic Sector Procurement KnowledgeProofs of Concept Development
Soft Skills
Excellent Written CommunicationExcellent Verbal CommunicationCustomer Situation Resolution
Tools & Technologies
CADVMSStreaming PlatformsEvidence Management Software
Certifications & Qualifications
FAA Part 107 Certification
Industry Keywords
Public SafetyDrone as First ResponderDock-Based Remote OperationsGrant-Funded ProgramsCooperative Contracts

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Hire, onboard, coach, and retain the Solutions Engineering team
  • Establish team ownership and territory coverage
  • Set technical quality standards for demos, trial plans, site assessments, and customer-facing documentation
  • Own capacity allocation across the segment and make resource tradeoffs visible to leadership
  • Own technical wins under a two-to-one coverage model
  • Serve as senior technical escalation point for critical pursuits, deployments, and customer issues
  • Partner with Sales leadership on pipeline, forecasting, account planning, and land-and-expand motions
  • Stand up the Small Cities team and operating model
  • Own site assessment quality and verify dock locations before deployment
  • Hold the bar on structured proofs of concept tied to active opportunities and measurable operational value
  • Guide integrations and airspace strategy, including CAD, dispatch, video and evidence management, streaming platforms, BVLOS approvals, waivers, COAs, and docked operations
  • Maintain command of public sector procurement paths, including cooperative contracts, grant-funded programs, and public sector buying cycles
  • Represent the aggregated customer voice to Product and Engineering
  • Build enablement content, reference architectures, and reusable technical assets
  • Maintain first-hand product knowledge through frequent hands-on use
  • Report to the Director, Solutions Engineering – SLED

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 5+ years of relevant technical experience, including customer-facing technical experience in solutions engineering, field engineering, or applications engineering
  • 1+ years leading a technical team, formally or as a technical lead with hiring and mentorship responsibility
  • Strong understanding of drone technology, Public Safety sUAS operations, and regulatory compliance
  • Knowledge of Drone as First Responder concepts of operation and dock-based remote operations
  • Working knowledge of Public Safety technologies, including CAD, VMS, and related software platforms
  • Ability to lead integration discussions
  • Track record of hiring, onboarding, developing, and retaining technical people
  • Comfort operating inside a Sales organization, including owning a quota and deal strategy
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Willingness to do whatever is needed to resolve customer situations
  • Ability to travel approximately 30% of the time
  • Ability to lift up to 60 lbs unaided
  • FAA Part 107 certification is required for certain positions; obtaining it within the first 60 days is strongly encouraged for all Skydio employees

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Equity in the form of stock options
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Relocation assistance may be provided for eligible roles
  • Group health insurance plans
  • Paid vacation time
  • Sick leave
  • Holiday pay
  • 401K savings plan
  • Approximately 30% travel supporting customer engagements, field activities, deployments, team onsites, and company events