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.
Join our team as an enthusiastic Solutions Engineer for our Japan business, where you will serve large clients with diverse use cases. You'll play a vital role in bridging technical discovery and implementation for our wide range of customers. Your mission is to grasp and articulate customer needs, demonstrating the innovative features of Skydio's drone product line. You'll be the pivotal link between the efforts of our product and sales teams to create compelling, customer-specific demonstration plans that bring Skydio technology to life in real-world scenarios. Reporting directly to the Country Manager for Japan, you will collaborate extensively with our Product, Engineering, and Sales departments, contributing to the timely delivery of groundbreaking autonomous solutions.
Solutions Engineers are critical members of the Skydio organization and work closely with Account Executives, Engineering, and Product to support deal progression, customer confidence, successful deployments, and the long-term success of commercial sUAS programs. Internally you are, in every sense, the voice of the customer.
Location: This is an office-based position at our Skydio GK HQ in Tokyo, Japan.Travel of 50 to 75% is required to support customer engagements, field activities, deployments, team onsites, and company events.
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At Skydio we believe that diversity drives innovation. We have created a multidisciplinary environment that embraces the power of diverse perspectives to create elegant solutions for complex problems. We are committed to growing our network of people, programs, and resources to nurture an inclusive culture.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local anti-discrimination laws.
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Skydio’s mission is to make the world more productive, creative, and safe with autonomous flight. AI and computer vision are foundational to our products, allowing drones to fly autonomously and automatically capture and process data. Skydio drones help public safety agencies, federal government and private companies serve their communities more safely and effectively by providing real-time access to information captured with high powered cameras mounted on smart flying robots. Our drones support thousands of organizations, including every branch of the U.S. military, hundreds of public safety agencies across every U.S. state, and numerous major utility providers.
Founded in 2014, Skydio designs, assembles, and supports its products in the U.S., with headquarters in San Mateo, CA, and manufacturing facilities in Hayward, CA. Skydio is the largest drone manufacturer in the U.S. and has built of 40,000 drones.
The company is backed by top investors and strategic partners, including Andreessen Horowitz, Linse Capital, Next47, IVP, Playground, and NVIDIA.
