Systems Design Intern — Autonomous Drone Tech

Skydio; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation time

Sick leave

Holiday pay

401K savings plan

Job summary

Skydio is seeking a System Design Engineer Intern in California to help drive current and future system and subsystem architectures that align with the company’s vision for autonomous flying robots. The role requires a self-starter mindset and passion for advanced technology within a multidisciplinary team.

You will collaborate with embedded, hardware, wireless, software and autonomy teams to derive specs, develop architectures, and support prototyping efforts.

Qualifications

• Pursuing undergraduate or graduate degree in a related field.
• Strong written communication and reporting skills.
• Interest in autonomous flight or drone technology.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with embedded, hardware, wireless, software, and autonomy teams to derive specifications and develop subsystem architectures consisting of mechanical assemblies, electronics, and embedded software
• Develop methods to simulate, quantify, analyze, and present proposals and designs for platforms & subsystems as well as collaborate on prototyping efforts
• Drive architecture specifications down to component level selection and development

Skills

Python

C/C++

Embedded systems

Job description

Skydio is seeking a System Design Engineer Intern in California to help drive current and future system and subsystem architectures that align with the company’s vision for autonomous flying robots. The role requires a self-starter mindset and passion for advanced technology within a multidisciplinary team.

You will collaborate with embedded, hardware, wireless, software and autonomy teams to derive specs, develop architectures, and support prototyping efforts.