Skydio · 10 hours ago
Flight Test Intern
San Mateo, CA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$41/hr - $41/hrSkydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, seeking an enthusiastic flight test engineering intern to help validate the next generation of Skydio products. This role will focus on hardware validation during the prototyping phase and software validation vital for the prototypes' operation.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Drone ManagementDronesMachine LearningRobotics
Responsibilities
Create and run smoke and regression tests to validate system confidence
Run and optimize existing test plans to keep in line with the latest features
Track performance metrics across hardware builds
Capture and surface product limitation early in the development cycle to improve performance and market fit
Give valuable feedback from a user perspective on the early functionality of prototypes
Validate SW changes to ensure a stable flying platform
Assist in collection of flight data for competitive benchmarking
Generate substantial amounts of logged flight data and media that will be used to characterize and improve system performance and reliability
Execute flights at our local facilities as well as strategic sites around the United States
Qualification
Required
Software QA/testing background
Part 107 Certification
Practical experience with UAS and capturing media
Understanding of UAS subsystems and their real world applications and performance
Basic mechanical and electrical system integration knowledge
Solid debugging of hardware and software systems
Experience operating Linux based systems
Thorough communication and documentation skills
Interest in spending lots of time outdoors
Preferred
Demonstrated passion for things that fly (bonus points for Pilot's license)
Benefits
Benefit plans
Incentives
Stipends
Company
Skydio
Skydio uses artificial intelligence to create flying drones that are used by consumer, enterprise, and government customers.
Founded in 2014
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$740MKey Investors
Linse CapitalAndreessen HorowitzN47
2024-11-15Series E· $170M
2023-02-27Series E· $230M
2021-02-28Series D· $170M
Leadership Team
Adam Bry
Co-founder & CEO
Tom Moss
COO (2018-2020), CEO APAC (2020-2024), Chief Corp Dev (2024~)
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