Base Salary
$170k - $278k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead development and integration of camera subsystems.
- Design and bring up ISP and camera hardware.
- Configure and optimize ISP and encoder pipelines.
- Collaborate with image quality, calibration, and test teams to deliver production-ready camera software.
- Develop next-generation image-processing algorithms for autonomous-flight applications.
- Bring up and debug new hardware platforms and prototypes.
Requirements
- Proven ISP development experience on ARM-based Linux/Android SoCs, particularly Qualcomm platforms.
- Deep understanding of ISP pipeline architecture, including front-end, Bayer processing, and post-processing.
- Strong algorithm-development experience across CPU, DSP, GPU, and ISP pipelines.
- Hands-on experience with real-time 3A algorithms.
- Familiarity with Android Camera HAL3, Linux V4L2, AVC, and HEVC standards.
- Experience with GStreamer and GPU shader-based image-processing implementations.
- Strong embedded development experience, including firmware for physical hardware.
- Proficiency in modern C++ in real-time embedded environments.
- Python scripting and development skills.
- Skill in hardware bring-up, low-level debugging, and performance optimization.
- Commitment to writing clean, maintainable, well-abstracted code.
- FAA Part 107 certification is strongly encouraged within the first 60 days and required for certain positions.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary, equity in the form of stock options, and comprehensive benefits packages.
- Relocation assistance may be available for eligible roles.
- Paid vacation time, sick leave, holiday pay, and a 401(k) savings plan.
- Regular full-time employees may enroll in company group health insurance plans.
About Skydio
Skydio is the leading U.S.-based drone manufacturer and the world leader in autonomous flight technology. We leverage breakthrough artificial intelligence to create flying robots that are easier to operate, safer to fly, and more capable in complex environments. Our systems are trusted by more than 3,800 agencies and organizations across the U.S. military, public safety, and critical infrastructure sectors. Skydio Drone as First Responder (DFR) programs now operate in 42 states, and more than 16M Americans live within the response zone of a DFR Dock. In total, Skydio supports more than 1,200 public safety agencies – double the number from a year ago. More than 250 utilities rely on Skydio for inspection programs that improve reliability and worker safety. In national security, they are supporting mission-critical operations both on the battlefield and across military installations, keeping our nation and our allies secure. Founded in 2014, Skydio designs, assembles, and supports its products in the U.S., with headquarters in San Mateo, CA, and manufacturing facilities in Hayward, CA. We are the largest drone manufacturer in the U.S. and have shipped more than 60,000 flying robots. The company is backed by top investors and strategic partners, including Andreessen Horowitz, Linse Capital, N47, IVP, Playground, and NVIDIA.