Skydio · 1 day ago
Manufacturing Software Engineer Intern
US CA San Mateo
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$47/hr - $47/hrSkydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, dedicated to building intelligent flying robots. As an intern on the Manufacturing Software team, you'll contribute to manufacturing high-quality drones and accessories, impacting the company's scale and success through innovative processes and tools.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Drone ManagementDronesMachine LearningRobotics
Responsibilities
Help us manufacture high-quality drones, docks and accessories at scale to meet growing customer demands, turning prototypes into finished products
Build and maintain a Hardware-in-the-Loop system for continuous testing of the hardware and software components of our drones and build systems
Design a deployment system for sending code physical machines all over the globe, inside of challenging and hostile networks, with redundant safety systems
Build a visual configuration tool for documenting and changing how mass production processes work and change on the fly
Develop our robot calibration process that can distinguish between hardware and software failures and suggest next steps for assembly rework
Create a dashboard that visualizes the state of the factory to help engineers debug faster
Develop an automated test fixture that assesses sensors and actuators to minimize operator interaction
Develop an AI-powered triage system that can inspect drone hardware and suggest which parts need to be repaired
Qualification
Required
Strong coding fundamentals
Comfortable with Python
Ability to troubleshoot and ask for help when needed
Enjoy working on systems that involve both hardware and software
Preferred
Interest in building great products
Excitement about How It's Made or Factorio
Benefits
Eligible to enroll in our benefit plans
A variety of incentives and 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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2025 (34)
2024 (21)
2023 (22)
2022 (12)
2021 (16)
2020 (3)
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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