Camera & Imaging Intern

Skydio, Inc.; Tampere; Hybrid; EUR 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Skydio designs and manufactures autonomous drones and imaging hardware. In Tampere, you will test and characterize camera modules, design lab setups, and participate in image quality analysis or ISP tuning, with flexible hours as a part-time student role.

You will work on a Qualcomm-based camera software stack and develop measurements, data analysis, and visualizations to drive design decisions. Strong lab interest and English proficiency are essential.

Qualifications

• Studying toward a degree in electrical engineering, optics, photonics, computer vision, or computer science.
• Hands-on lab work with real hardware.
• Python or a comparable language for automating measurements, data analysis and visualization.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Working proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Design and build new lab setups and fixtures for camera and image quality testing, including the software that drives them
• Test and calibrate new camera modules against our requirements
• Analyze measurement data and turn it into clear visualizations and reports that steer concrete design decisions
• Depending on your interests: contribute to image quality analysis, ISP tuning, optics simulations, or development on our Qualcomm-based camera software stack

Skills

Python

Job description

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 to first responders , soldiers in battlefield scenarios , and beyond .

About The Role:

Skydio designs and manufactures fully autonomous drones that use state of the art hardware paired with advanced computer vision and machine learning to ensure our users always have access to the visual information they need. As part of our imaging team in Tampere, you will help test and characterize the camera modules going into our current and next-generation products, design the lab setups that make that testing possible, and - depending on your interests - get involved in image quality analysis, ISP tuning, or our Qualcomm-based camera software stack.

This is a part-time position alongside your studies, with flexible hours.

About The Team:

We design camera systems that support autonomous navigation, professional media capture, and industrial inspection and situational awareness. From early-stage user needs analysis to mass production, we manage the entire lifecycle: requirements definition, hardware bring-up, tuning, and validation.

How You’ll Make An Impact:

Design and build new lab setups and fixtures for camera and image quality testing, including the software that drives them

Test and calibrate new camera modules against our requirements

Analyze measurement data and turn it into clear visualizations and reports that steer concrete design decisions

Depending on your interests and background: contribute to image quality analysis, ISP tuning, optics simulations, or development on our Qualcomm-based camera software stack

What Makes You A Good Fit:

You are studying toward a degree in a field such as electrical engineering, optics, photonics, computer vision, or computer science - with a solid foundation in one of these areas

Genuine enthusiasm for hands‑on work in the lab with real hardware

Python or a comparable language for automating measurements, data analysis and visualization

Clear written and verbal communication

Working proficiency in English

Nice To Have:

Hands‑on experience with lab instruments or building your own measurement setups

Interest in cameras and photography

Familiarity with image quality metrics - resolution, noise, color - and how they are measured

Experience with optical design or simulation software

Exposure to embedded Linux or Qualcomm ISP

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