Flight Test Intern: Hands-on Drone Systems QA & Validation

Skydio; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

Skydio is seeking a Flight Test Intern to validate and advance future products. You will collaborate across teams on the flight test team, gaining hands-on experience with autonomous flight platforms and the software that powers them.

This role emphasizes practical testing of software features, hardware integration, and data collection from flight tests, with opportunities to contribute to reliability, performance, and customer-facing applications in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Software/hardware testing background is required.
• Part 107 Certification required.
• Demonstrated debugging of hardware and software systems.
• Experience operating Linux-based systems.
• Experience testing web-based applications.
• Wireless testing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct smoke and regression tests to ensure system reliability.
• Perform daily testing on the master branch to maintain software quality.
• Enhance the Skydio Dock end-to-end experience by collaborating with engineers to resolve issues.
• Support validation of new software features for customer-facing applications.
• Identify and communicate product limitations early to improve performance and market fit.
• Verify software updates to maintain a stable flying platform.
• Collect flight data to support benchmarking efforts.
• Execute wireless testing on new software and hardware platforms.

Skills

Testing background

Part 107 Certification

Debugging hardware & software

Linux skills

Web testing experience

Job description

Skydio is seeking a Flight Test Intern to validate and advance future products. You will collaborate across teams on the flight test team, gaining hands-on experience with autonomous flight platforms and the software that powers them.

This role emphasizes practical testing of software features, hardware integration, and data collection from flight tests, with opportunities to contribute to reliability, performance, and customer-facing applications in a fast-paced, innovative environment.