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Staff Product Manager – Wireless Software & Radios

Staff Product Manager – Wireless Software & Radios

CompanySkydio
LocationSan Mateo, CA, USA
Salary$175000 – $250000
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • 5+ years of proven success in defining and delivering complex products, owning end-to-end products spanning hardware and software.
  • Strong understanding of wireless communication protocols, such as Wi-Fi, LTE, 5G, and mesh networking.
  • Experience with firmware, cloud infrastructure, and edge computing related to connectivity and streaming.
  • 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.
  • Deep technical expertise in networking, video encoding, low-latency streaming, and cloud-based telemetry.

Responsibilities

  • Be the product wireless software owner for Skydio’s Fusion, cellular (LTE, 5G), Enterprise wireless(802.11) and Federal multi-band radio protocols, settings, controls and workflows.
  • Be the product owner for video streaming to maximize customer experience.
  • 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, mobile, cloud and wireless teams, to define new products, scope and prioritize features, and maintain a clear wireless software 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 wireless engineering or computer science.
  • Direct experience leading products in Robotics, AI, drones or aviation categories.
  • Experience working closely with Utilities, Public Safety or Defense customers.
  • Video streaming experience over variable links and different codecs.