Autonomy Systems & Tools Intern

Telemetry Today LLC; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Skydio seeks a Research Intern to architect and implement autonomy-related algorithms and developer tools within a world-class computer vision and deep learning team. You will own projects that advance drone autonomy, working with researchers who push state-of-the-art boundaries.

You will collaborate with core software teams to design scalable replay/analysis systems and tooling, contributing to end-to-end development from API design to deployment in real products.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in math, theory, and software development.
• Proficiency with C++ and Python in performance-sensitive systems.
• Experience with simulation frameworks, time-synchronized data systems, or state-machine driven applications.
• Familiarity with structured data visualization, log processing, or developer tooling design.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and build robust replay and analysis systems that enable engineers to inspect and reproduce autonomy behavior.
• Develop scalable infrastructure for automated testing and failure triage, expanding simulation and log-driven test coverage.
• Operate at the interface between autonomy software and robotics middleware, defining APIs and data contracts.
• Design and implement high-quality developer infrastructure and tools for reliability and velocity.
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable tools used across autonomy development and testing workflows.
• Collaborate with autonomy, QA, and infrastructure teams to gather requirements and priorities.

Skills

C++

Python

Tools

Simulation frameworks

Time-synchronized data systems

State-machine driven apps

Job description

Skydio seeks a Research Intern to architect and implement autonomy-related algorithms and developer tools within a world-class computer vision and deep learning team. You will own projects that advance drone autonomy, working with researchers who push state-of-the-art boundaries.

You will collaborate with core software teams to design scalable replay/analysis systems and tooling, contributing to end-to-end development from API design to deployment in real products.