Skydio
Manufacturing Software Engineer Intern - Winter 2027
San Mateo, California, United States · Intern · Internship
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About the role
- Our mission is to make the world more productive, creative, and safe with autonomous flight.
- We have a deep belief in the transformative power of drones, and our enterprise focus is already making an impact in a wide range of industries across the world.
- Our drones have the best path-planning and obstacle avoidance thanks to over a decade of R&D in advanced autonomy algorithms.
Responsibilities
- Develop an AI-powered triage system that can inspect drone hardware and suggest which parts need to be repaired.
- Build a framework that combines LLM agents with our manufacturing API in a loop to test the hardware, and compare results against a growing library of root cause failures and suggested reworks.
- You love having fun building great products and enjoy working on systems that involve both hardware and software
- You get excited by How It's Made or Factorio and want to get paid to work on the machine that builds the machines.
- We design our own hardware to be tightly integrated with our software for maximum performance per gram / per watt.
- 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.
- Develop an automated test fixture that assesses sensors and actuators to minimize operator interaction.
Requirements
- You are very comfortable with Python and have strong coding fundamentals.
- You're a patient troubleshooter, comfortable asking for help when you need it, and giving help whenever you can.
Skills
- On-premises containerized Linux client machines and servers, AWS backend cloud
- In-house framework for manufacturing and testing operations
Compensation
- The hourly pay for this position is $47/hr*.
- Compensation will vary based on factors, including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience.
- In addition to base salary, Skydio full-time employees are eligible to enroll in our benefit plans and take advantage of a variety of incentives and stipends.
- For some positions the pay may be dependent upon the individual's regional location.
Company info
- 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 https://www.skydio.com/solutions/energy-and-utilities to first responders https://www.skydio.com/solutions/public-safety, soldiers in battlefield scenarios https://www.skydio.com/solutions/national-security/tactical-isr, and beyond https://www.skydio.com/solutions.
- We are a U.S. company and manufacture our drones at our factory in California.
- At Skydio, we're dedicated to building intelligent flying robots, combining innovative design with cutting-edge technology.
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