Solutions Engineer – State, Local, Educational; SLED) Campus Security

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.

US Remote – Full-time

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.

Skydio is looking for seasoned campus public safety professionals to join our team of Solutions Engineers. In this capacity you will be responsible for demonstrating Skydio's end-to-end autonomous dock and Drone as First Responder solutions for campus security across colleges, universities, and other campus environments. A successful candidate has worked inside a campus police or public safety department, understands how a campus runs day to day, loves to travel, and is detail oriented — able to conduct thorough discovery, run trials on open campuses with students, staff, and visitors present, capture the customer feedback that guides product development, and work cross-functionally to prepare Customer Success Plans.

Exceptional candidates will also bring experience deploying security technology on campus, such as video management, access control, emergency notification, or computer-aided dispatch.

This is a remote role. Travel of 50 to 75% is required to support customer engagements, field activities, deployments, team onsites, and company events.

This role reports to the Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering – State, Local, Educational (SLED) Corrections, Campus, and Ports Security.

The SLED Solutions Engineering team is the technical arm of Skydio's state and local go-to-market motion. We sit between the agency and the product: turning operational problems into program designs, proving capability in the field, and making sure Skydio's products are used, integrated, and flown at scale.

The team is measured on technical win rate, trial and proof of concept outcomes, program expansion, site assessment quality, and the requirements we push back into the product organization.

Solutions Engineers are critical members of the Skydio organization and work closely with Key Account Leaders, Engineering, and Product to support deal progression, customer confidence, successful deployments, and the long‑term success of Public Safety sUAS programs.

• Collaborate with campus police and public safety departments to understand their security operations and develop tailored drone solutions as a trusted expert and an integral member of the account team.

• Conduct product demonstrations and lead dock trials on campus, working within department policies, campus event schedules, and the expectations of students, faculty, and administration.

• Ensure the smooth integration of technology into campus operations and existing systems, including computer-aided dispatch, video management, access control, and emergency notification, and support university IT, privacy, and cybersecurity reviews.

• Own site assessment quality in your accounts. Solutions Engineers…