Autonomy Engineer Intern, Infrastructure and Tools at Skydio

Skydio is a US drone company and a leader in autonomous flight, making drones, docks and software for inspection, public safety and defence. As an intern on autonomy infrastructure, systems and tools, you own a project that helps the autonomy team debug, test and move faster.

Key responsibilities

• Build replay and analysis systems that reproduce recorded autonomy behaviour
• Scale automated testing and failure triage with log processing
• Define APIs and data contracts with robotics middleware
• Build reliable, fast developer tools and internal services
• Gather requirements from autonomy, QA and infrastructure teams

Requirements

• Proficient in C++ and Python, with performance-sensitive, multi-threaded systems
• Simulation, time-synchronised data or state-machine experience
• Data visualisation, log processing or developer tooling
• Strong communication across teams

Nice to have

• Robotics or aerospace systems
• React, TypeScript or Three.js
• Telemetry or log pipelines

Location and schedule

• Skydio HQ, San Mateo, California; onsite
• 2027

Salary and benefits

USD 47 an hour for undergraduates, USD 53 for graduate students and USD 70 for PhD students, depending on skills and experience.

How to apply

Apply on the company's own site.