Drone Product Design Engineer Intern - Prototyping & Innovation

Skydio, Inc.; San Mateo, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Skydio, Inc. in San Mateo, CA seeks an Intern for the Product Design Team to contribute to exciting drone hardware projects. You will work on meaningful prototypes, tackle design challenges, and learn alongside world-class engineers and researchers.

Ideal candidates will apply solid mechanical design fundamentals, enjoy detailed design work, and participate in hands-on prototyping, testing, and data collection across global suppliers and teams.

Qualifications

• Strong fundamentals in mechanical design for complex products.
• Experience with design for manufacturability and prototyping workflows.

Responsibilities

• Conquer challenges creatively with a scrappy mindset.
• Design parts for next generation prototypes.
• Investigate root causes of issues in existing or developing products.
• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing to implement design changes.
• Prototype, test, and collect data to validate solutions.
• Present work in design reviews to senior team members.

Skills

3D CAD

CATIA

Tools

Prototype tooling

Job description

Skydio, Inc. in San Mateo, CA seeks an Intern for the Product Design Team to contribute to exciting drone hardware projects. You will work on meaningful prototypes, tackle design challenges, and learn alongside world-class engineers and researchers.

Ideal candidates will apply solid mechanical design fundamentals, enjoy detailed design work, and participate in hands-on prototyping, testing, and data collection across global suppliers and teams.