Aviation Compliance Lead - Skydio - San Mateo, California, United States
Aviation Compliance
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Job Description
Skydio is seeking an Aviation Compliance Manager to join our Global Aviation Regulatory team. The role involves managing aviation authorizations, FAA drone registrations, compliance documentation, and supporting pilot certification and safety programs. The candidate will partner with regulatory, flight operations, training, and program stakeholders to ensure operational compliance at scale. The role requires experience in aviation compliance, FAA UAS regulations, and documentation management, with strong communication skills and the ability to build scalable processes. A B.A. or B.S. degree in aviation, engineering, or related fields is preferred. The position offers a salary range of $150,000 - $212,000, with benefits including health insurance, paid leave, and 401K.
Company Information
| Location | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Remote - Global | 78 |
| Remote | 8 |
| Tampere, Finland | 5 |
| Remote - Finland | 3 |
| Zurich, Switzerland | 1 |
| Remote - Switzerland | 1 |
| Remote - Germany | 1 |
| Role type | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Autonomy Engineer | 6 |
| Software Engineer | 6 |
| Solutions Engineer | 6 |
| Autonomy Engineer Intern | 4 |
| Product Manager | 4 |
| Enterprise Account Manager | 3 |
| Customer Success Manager | 3 |
| Program Manager | 2 |
| Electrical Engineer | 2 |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 2 |
| Human Resources Specialist | 2 |
| Technical Recruiter | 2 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 2 |
| Repair Program Manager | 1 |
| Sales Representative | 1 |
| Designer | 1 |
| Autonomy Software Engineer | 1 |
| Hardware Operations Program Manager | 1 |
| Full Stack Developer | 1 |
| Electronics Engineer | 1 |
| Wireless Hardware Engineer | 1 |
| Deployment Engineer | 1 |
| Autonomy Data Curation Engineer | 1 |
| Revenue Operations Engineer | 1 |
| Product Design Engineer | 1 |
| Coordinator | 1 |
| Business Recruiter | 1 |
| Production Supervisor | 1 |
| Systems Integration and Test Engineer | 1 |
| RF Design Engineer | 1 |
| Support Specialist | 1 |
| Manufacturing Business Process Intern | 1 |
| Supply Chain Specialist | 1 |
| Product Marketing | 1 |
| Technical Support Specialist | 1 |
| Head of Warehouse & Logistics Operations | 1 |
| Support | 1 |
| Data Analyst | 1 |
| Deployment Coordinator | 1 |
| Field Marketing Event Manager | 1 |
| Engineering Manager | 1 |
| Camera Test Engineer | 1 |
| Supply Chain Manager | 1 |
| PCB Layout Engineer | 1 |
| Communications Manager | 1 |
| Aviation Regulatory Program | 1 |
| Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst | 1 |
| Customer Support Representative | 1 |
| Logistics Coordinator | 1 |
| Electrical Engineer Intern | 1 |
| Product Quality Engineer | 1 |
| Proposal Analyst | 1 |
| Workplace Experience Coordinator | 1 |
| Supplier Quality Engineer | 1 |
| Growth Marketing Director | 1 |
| Data Engineer | 1 |
| Hardware Test and Reliability Engineer | 1 |
| Service Coordinator | 1 |
| Mission Success Operations | 1 |
| Supply Chain Intern | 1 |
| Senior Technical Recruiter | 1 |
| Production Manager | 1 |
| Product Management Director | 1 |
| Role level | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Mid-Level | 77 |
| Manager | 1 |
| Mid-level | 1 |
Skydio appears in 97 indexed job postings in JobCrawls' Finland dataset since October 2023. In that historical index, the strongest location signals for this employer are Remote - Global, Remote, and Tampere, Finland.
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Job Details
Responsibilities
- Manage FAA drone registrations, product compliance documents, waiver tracking, and other regulatory recordkeeping.
- Support pilot certification tracking, safety training programs, and compliance briefings.
- Partner closely with regulatory, and operational leaders to ensure consistent adherence across programs.
- Develop and deliver internal compliance and safety enablement content.
- Support customer compliance inquiries and contribute to Regulatory Services engagements by helping develop operational approval requests and guiding customers through approval pathways.
Requirements
- Experience in aviation compliance, regulatory operations, safety management, or a related aviation field.
