Product Design Engineer Intern

Skydio; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Skydio is seeking a Product Design Engineer to join our Product Design Team. You will design parts for next generation prototypes, validate solutions through hands-on prototyping, testing, and data collection, and collaborate with engineers and suppliers globally.

You will tackle complex mechanical design challenges, leverage fundamentals for elegant solutions, and contribute to design reviews with cross-functional teams to delight customers.

Qualifications

• Passion for elegant mechanical design with high attention to detail.
• Strong fundamentals to create complex product designs.
• Experience with 3D CAD; CATIA familiarity highly valued.
• Ability to design for a broad range of manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Design parts for next generation prototypes and validate solutions through prototyping and testing.
• Conquer challenges creatively with a scrappy mindset.
• Explain designs in design reviews with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Mechanical design

3D CAD

CATIA

DFM

Prototyping

Design reviews

Cross-functional teamwork

Tools

SolidWorks

DFM tools

Job description

As a member of the Product Design Team, you will work on meaningful projects that add value to Skydio and our users. You will solve complex, interesting problems and learn from a team of world-class engineers and researchers

• Conquer challenges creatively with a scrappy mindset
• Design parts for next generation prototypes
• Chase down the root cause of mission critical issues on existing or developing products
• Find solutions with engineering design or manufacturing process changes
• Validate your solutions with hands-on prototyping, testing, and data collection
• Communicate with a cross functional team of engineers and suppliers around the globe
• Present your work in design reviews and learn from senior members of our team
• Some examples of past projects include:
• Gimbal Isolation: Design, simulate, re-design, DFM, and kick-off tooling for Skydio X10 gimbal vibration isolators
• Scrappy Wind Tunnel: Exactly what it sounds like. Research what it takes to make a wind tunnel. Build a wind tunnel. Use the wind tunnel to learn about aerodynamic forces on a drone to inform design improvements
• Drone Battery Charger: Create prototypes for the battery charger for Skydio 2. Perform user studies, come up with a thermal solution, architect the product, and work on cosmetic surfacing

Passion for elegant mechanical design at the highest and lowest levels of detail that will delight customers

Ability to leverage rock solid fundamentals to create exceptional designs for complicated products

Experience with 3D CAD. Familiarity with CATIA is highly valued

Relentless curiosity

How to design for a broad array of manufacturing processes including: injection molding, metal casting, CNC machining, sheet metal forming, and composites

How to complete DFM (design-for-manufacturing) with local and foreign suppliers

How to design and integrate circuit boards, antennas, and connectors into mechanical assemblies