Autonomy & Simulation Engineer Intern

Skydio, Inc.; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 54,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Skydio, Inc. is seeking a Research Intern to advance our autonomous flight simulations.

You will develop core simulator components in C++ and Python and join a world-class team combining robotics, computer vision, and AI. You'll work closely with autonomy, perception, and controls engineers to create high-fidelity simulator environments, validate models, and push the long-term technical direction of our simulator as a product and platform.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering experience with C++ and Python.
• Experience building complex systems where performance, determinism, or correctness matter.
• Comfort reasoning about time-synchronized systems, state machines, or real-time execution.
• Ability to work in a large, evolving codebase with multiple stakeholders.
• Interest in robotics or simulation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Core Simulator Architecture: Design, implement, and evolve the foundational architecture of the Skydio Simulator, ensuring it scales across vehicle types, environments, and use cases.
• Physics and Dynamics: Improve and extend physics models governing vehicle motion, interactions with the environment, and dynamic agents.
• Sensor and Hardware Simulation: Build high-fidelity simulations of cameras, IMUs, and other onboard components, including timing, noise characteristics, and hardware behavior.
• Autonomy Stack Integration: Run and validate the full Skydio autonomy stack in simulation, ensuring consistency between simulated and real-world behavior.
• Feature Development on Top of the Core: Implement simulator capabilities that unlock new workflows for customers and internal autonomy engineers, from training scenarios to advanced testing modes.
• Performance and Fidelity: Profile, optimize, and improve simulator performance while continuously pushing realism and accuracy.

Skills

C++

Python

Real-time systems

Team collaboration

Robotics interest

Job description

Skydio, Inc. is seeking a Research Intern to advance our autonomous flight simulations.

You will develop core simulator components in C++ and Python and join a world-class team combining robotics, computer vision, and AI. You'll work closely with autonomy, perception, and controls engineers to create high-fidelity simulator environments, validate models, and push the long-term technical direction of our simulator as a product and platform.