PhD Autonomy Engineer Intern — Vision & AI for Drones

Telemetry Today LLC; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Skydio, the leading US drone company, is seeking a PhD Research Intern to join a world-class computer vision team. You will pair with core developers and own a project that advances autonomy algorithms and brings research into real products.

We value strong foundations in math, theory, and software development with relevant research, and expect proficiency in C++ and Python, plus interest in CV, deep learning, motion planning, and embedded software.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in math, theory, and software development with relevant research.
• PhD candidate or pursuing PhD in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Enable rapid research and development of intelligent systems with advanced autonomous capabilities beyond anything that exists in the world today
• Research, prototype, and generally assess the feasibility of new approaches
• Imagine and then implement new features that unlock magic for our users
• Characterize and quantify the performance of core components of the software and hardware stack

Skills

C++

Python

Computer vision

Deep learning

Motion planning

Dynamics & controls

3D graphics

Embedded software

Distributed systems

Tools infra

Mobile

Education

PhD candidate or pursuing PhD

Job description

Skydio, the leading US drone company, is seeking a PhD Research Intern to join a world-class computer vision team. You will pair with core developers and own a project that advances autonomy algorithms and brings research into real products.

We value strong foundations in math, theory, and software development with relevant research, and expect proficiency in C++ and Python, plus interest in CV, deep learning, motion planning, and embedded software.