Electrical Engineering Intern — Autonomous Drone Hardware

Booster; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 64,747 - 79,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation time

Sick leave

Holiday pay

401K savings plan

Job summary

Skydio is seeking Electrical Engineering Interns to prototype, validate, and refine electrical systems in autonomous flying sensors. You will work on low-voltage hardware, PCBAs, and power systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enable reliable test and validation.

You should be pursuing an EE degree with strong fundamentals, lab tool experience, and programming skills in Python/C. Internship offers paid time off and 401K benefits where applicable.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Solid grasp of electrical engineering fundamentals.
• Familiar with basic EE lab tools such as oscilloscope and signal generators.
• Familiar with Python and C programming.
• Some experience with power electronics, digital/analog electronics.
• Previous internship work on electronic products.
• Familiar with Cadence Allegro or similar EDA tools.
• Ability to prototype solutions quickly and work autonomously.
• Ability to obtain FAA Part 107 certification within 30 days if required.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of low-voltage electronic hardware development including schematic design, PCB layout, prototyping, and fabrication.
• Perform hands-on bring-up, assembly, and debugging of custom circuit boards for testing and validation.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with mechanical, firmware, reliability, software, and electrical teams to build test and validation systems.
• Develop and test PCBA subsystems such as power distribution, battery management, sensing, motor control, and computing.
• Participate in schematic, layout, and BOM reviews with feedback on designs.
• Support system integration and test activities through test execution, troubleshooting, and failure analysis.

Skills

Schematic design

PCB layout

Prototyping

Debugging

Power electronics

Digital electronics

Analog electronics

Python programming

C programming

Autonomous flight hardware

Education

Pursuing Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Cadence Allegro

Oscilloscope

Signal generators

EDA software suite

Job description

Skydio is seeking Electrical Engineering Interns to prototype, validate, and refine electrical systems in autonomous flying sensors. You will work on low-voltage hardware, PCBAs, and power systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enable reliable test and validation.

You should be pursuing an EE degree with strong fundamentals, lab tool experience, and programming skills in Python/C. Internship offers paid time off and 401K benefits where applicable.