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Staff Product Manager – Wireless Hardware & Radios
| Company | Skydio |
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| Location | San Mateo, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $175000 – $250000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- 6+ years of proven success in defining and delivering complex wireless products, owning end-to-end products spanning hardware and software.
- Deep technical understanding of wireless protocols including 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be and cellular.
- Proven ability to leverage technical depth and business acumen to lead strategic tradeoffs and executive-level product recommendations.
- Experience defining and launching innovative end-to-end product workflows spanning HW, SW and cloud.
- Highly facilitative team player who strives to enable others to do their best work.
- A passion for speaking with — and learning from — customers.
Responsibilities
- Be the product owner for Skydio’s cellular (LTE, 5G), Skydio Link Point to Point wireless technologies and Federal multi-band electronic warfare resistant radio implementations.
- Be the product owner for radios themselves – both as components built into our docks, controllers and drones, but also to manage standalone external radios.
- Engage with customers and internal stakeholders to understand core business problems and develop strategies to solve them.
- Work cross-functionally, and in close cooperation with the hardware engineering and wireless teams, to define new products, scope and prioritize features, and maintain a clear wireless product roadmap.
- Work closely with designers and other product leaders to build out end-to-end wireless workflows that are delightful for both technical and non-technical customers.
- Drive technical and business tradeoffs, providing executive-level recommendations, as the wireless subject matter expert for Product Management.
- Capture, document, and distill feedback from customers and internal testers to continually improve your products and features.
- Partner with Product Marketing to develop launch plans, product positioning and messaging to bring your products to market.
- Collaborate closely with Sales and Customer Success to build and maintain close customer relationships, and ensure proper training and support.
Preferred Qualifications
- A background in electrical engineering, wireless engineering, mechanical engineering, or computer science.
- Direct experience leading products in Robotics, AI, drones or aviation categories.
- Experience working closely with enterprise customers including Utilities, Public Safety or Defense.
- Video streaming experience over variable links and different codecs.
