Systems Engineering Intern - Summer 2027

The role

A System Design Engineer Intern will drive system and subsystem architectures for autonomous flying robots. This includes subsystem development, system integration, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to derive specifications.

What you will do

• Collaborate with embedded, hardware, wireless, software, and autonomy teams to derive specifications and develop subsystem architectures.
• Develop methods to simulate, quantify, analyze, and present proposals and designs for platforms and subsystems.
• Collaborate on prototyping efforts.
• Drive architecture specifications down to component level selection and development.

Required qualifications

• Good software development skills with an ambition to write clean and efficient code in Python and C/C++
• Some experience in embedded systems development
• Excellent written skills for clear reporting of data analysis and conclusions
• Experience working on systems that integrate some combination of imaging, ranging, advanced compute, motor control, communication, sensing, or payloads

Nice to have

• Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is strongly encouraged

Benefits

• Paid vacation time
• sick leave
• holiday pay
• 401K savings plan

Before you apply

• Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility.

About the company

Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight. The team develops autonomous flying robots for professional media capture, commercial inspection, and situational awareness.