# Product Management Intern

**Company:** [Skydio](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/skydio)
**Location:** San Mateo, CA
**Role:** Product Management
**Salary:** $98k – $121k/yr
**Experience:** 0+ years
**Skills:** Product Management, hardware development, embedded software, drones, Computer Vision, AI, Machine Learning, product requirements documents, Customer Engagement, Go-to-Market Strategy, iot, Robotics
**Posted:** 2026-07-31

> Hardware Product Management Intern at Skydio working on next-gen drones, controllers, cameras and accessories. Collaborate with customers, hardware/firmware/AI engineering teams to define products, write PRDs, ship features, and support GTM efforts. Strong ownership, communication, and mechanical reasoning required.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Drive definition on portions of existing and next-generation hardware products, including drones, controllers, cameras, and accessories.
- Engage with customers, prospects, and internal stakeholders to understand core business problems.
- Draw upon direct customer experiences, ride-alongs, and usage analytics to inform projects.
- Develop, own, and publish product requirement documents for vehicle hardware, controllers, cameras/sensors, and embedded software.
- Partner with designers and engineering leaders spanning hardware, firmware, computer vision, AI, and machine learning to execute on self-contained projects expected to ship during the internship or shortly after.
- Capture, document, and distill feedback from customers and prospects to steer product development.
- Collaborate closely with sales and customer success to build and maintain close customer relationships.
- Partner with product marketing to develop launch plans, product positioning, and messaging.
- Collaborate with the Go To Market Strategy team to forecast demand and price products.

## Requirements
- Track record of success demonstrating high ownership and high agency in fast-paced environments.
- Clear and effective communicator in both technical and storytelling contexts.
- Exceptional critical thinker who loves to learn and can process and leverage new information rapidly.
- Team player willing to take on any task to get the job done.
- Strong spatial and mechanical reasoning ability.
- Love to get out “in the field” to learn first-hand.
- Great sense for risk management and comfortable forming strong opinions with partial information.
- Strong business acumen; can approach problems from top-down business or bottom-up technical perspectives.
- Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is strongly encouraged.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Background in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or computer science.
- Advanced degree or degree in progress such as an MBA.
- Aviation or drone experience.
- Experience with IoT or networked devices.
- Experience working in core verticals (Law Enforcement, National Security, Electrical Utilities).
- Experience with enterprise/professional robotics or drones.
- Direct or indirect engineering experience allowing active participation in technical architecture discussions and tradeoffs.

## Compensation
- Hourly base salary: $47/hr for Undergrad, $53/hr for Graduate students, $58/hr for PhD students.
- Compensation varies based on skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience.

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