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Skydio

PhD Autonomy Engineer Intern - Planning & Controls (Reinforcement Learning)

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7 months ago
Zürich, SwitzerlandIntern

Responsibilities

  • Train policies for navigation and avoidance in complex 3D environments.
  • Fuse learned cost shaping with trajectory optimization for agile flight.
  • Build scalable datasets and training loops for real-world validation.
  • Develop assistive policies for human-in-the-loop shared control.
  • Explore decentralized coordination for multi-agent operations.

Requirements

  • PhD student in Robotics, Machine Learning, Controls, or related field.
  • Strong fundamentals in reinforcement learning and control theory.
  • Proficient in Python and at least one of C++ or CUDA.
  • Hands-on experience with robotics simulation tools.
  • Experience in training policies for navigation or manipulation on real robots.

Benefits

  • Real hardware testing with production-ready aircraft.
  • Cross-disciplinary mentorship opportunities.

Tech Stack

C++PythonPyTorch

Categories

AI & MLData ScienceEmbedded