Remote Commercial Drone Solutions Engineer

Skydio; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Skydio, a leading US drone company, is seeking a Commercial Solutions Engineer in a remote role with 50–75% travel. You’ll partner with Account Executives to design solutions, guide deployments, and ensure long-term program success across utilities, AEC, security, and oil & gas sectors.

The role emphasizes translating complex use cases into scalable workflows and providing field feedback to product and engineering teams. FAA Part 107 certification is required, and travel is substantial.

Qualifications

• Experience in unmanned aircraft operation, design, development, or regulatory environments.
• Experience in one or more core commercial segments: utilities, AEC, security, or oil and gas.
• Technical background in aviation, engineering, computer science, software, or hardware design.
• Familiarity with integrations and REST-based APIs.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Account Executives through the full sales cycle: technical discovery, solution design, demonstrations, and the technical narrative.
• Translate complex use cases into scalable deployment practices and workflows.
• Run proofs of concept tied to active opportunities with measurable value.
• Guide integration and airspace strategy, data environments, and BVLOS considerations.
• Create reusable technical assets to scale the team’s solutions.

Skills

UAS operations

Regulatory knowledge

Solution design

REST APIs

Customer engagement

Tools

Salesforce

Palantir

Databricks

Job description

Skydio, a leading US drone company, is seeking a Commercial Solutions Engineer in a remote role with 50–75% travel. You’ll partner with Account Executives to design solutions, guide deployments, and ensure long-term program success across utilities, AEC, security, and oil & gas sectors.

The role emphasizes translating complex use cases into scalable workflows and providing field feedback to product and engineering teams. FAA Part 107 certification is required, and travel is substantial.