Lead Product Designer
San Mateo, California, United States
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.
About the Role
As a Product Designer at Skydio, you’ll help define how humans interact with autonomous flying systems. You’ll design intuitive, powerful tools across web and mobile that bring cutting-edge robotics, computer vision, and AI to life. You will enable customers in inspection, construction, public safety, and defense to do their work more safely and efficiently.
How you'll make an impact:
- Lead the design process for core and new functionality for Skydio Cloud and/or Android based Ground Control Stations. These include:
- Fleet Management
- Inspection & Mapping
- Data Visualization
- Annotation and Records Tools
- Remote Operation
- In-Flight Experience
- AI Driven Missions
- Media Management
- Go on-site with customers to deeply understand their needs, use cases and work with Product Managers and Engineers to build incredible new AI based tools that customers love
- Lead other designers, engineers and marketers to build out the Skydio Design Language across our cloud and mobile experiences. Discover, design and document new components, modules, visual styles and treatments that will create a toolbox for all designers to build more efficiently and cohesively
- Provide mockups, user flows, pixel-perfect designs in Figma, or write HTML/CSS directly to drive the design process for engineers, while communicating design goals to PMs and Executives
- Bring your insights and experience to improve production and processes around the design org
What would make you a strong fit:
- Proven track record of delivering complex design work to enterprise customers
- A portfolio that clearly defines your contributions shipping cloud products, bonus points for specific work in: Fleet Management; Avionics; Photo management; Geospatial Analysis or Mapping; 3D Web Tools; Video Review Workflows; Remote Hardware Sensing (cameras, robotics, aviation)
- Solid understanding of design systems that span mobile and web
- Strong examples of beautiful data, visualization, 3D, and table layout and visual design
Bonus points if you’re excited about:
- Exploring AI-first design and prototyping tools (Cursor, Windsurf, Figma Make, V0)
- Working with 3D on the web (WebGL, Cesium, ThreeJS)
- Designing for Android and other mobile environments
- Getting hands-on with front-end code (HTML/CSS/JS or libraries like Tailwind)
Why you’ll love working here:
Skydio is redefining autonomy with the world’s most advanced drones. As part of the design team, you’ll shape how this technology feels in the hands of real people, from first responders to infrastructure inspectors, and help define the future of human-machine collaboration.
Location
This role is based at least 3 days/week onsite at our San Mateo, CA headquarters. We offer relocation assistance and support for candidates moving to the Bay Area.
Compensation
At Skydio, our compensation packages for regular, full-time employees include competitive base salaries, equity in the form of stock options, and comprehensive benefits packages. Compensation will vary based on factors, including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience. Relocation assistance may also be provided for eligible roles. The annual base salary range for this position is $150,000 - $210,000*. Fundamentally, we believe that equity is the key to long-term financial growth, and we ensure all regular, full-time employees have the opportunity to significantly benefit from the company's success. Regular, full-time employees are eligible to enroll in the Company’s group health insurance plans. Regular, full-time employees are eligible to receive the following benefits: Paid vacation time, sick leave, holiday pay and 401K savings plan. This position and all associated benefits are subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws, as well as the Company’s policies and eligibility criteria.
*Compensation for certain positions may vary based on the position’s location. This range includes multiple levels and is dependent on final leveling.
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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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