6 hours ago
San Mateo, CA, USAIntern
H1B sponsor
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain manufacturing software for producing drones, docks, and accessories at scale.
- Build and maintain hardware-in-the-loop systems for continuous testing of drone hardware and software.
- Design deployment systems for distributing code to physical machines across challenging networks with redundant safety systems.
- Develop visual configuration tools, robot calibration processes, factory dashboards, and automated test fixtures.
- Build an AI-powered hardware triage system using LLM agents, manufacturing APIs, failure libraries, and suggested rework data.
Requirements
- Be very comfortable with Python and possess strong coding fundamentals.
- Be interested in building systems that combine hardware and software.
- Demonstrate patient troubleshooting skills and the ability to collaborate, ask for help, and provide help to others.
Benefits
- Winter 2027 internship opportunity.
- Hourly compensation of $47/hr.
- Eligible full-time employees may enroll in benefit plans and access various incentives and stipends.
- Role is based in a manufacturing environment involving on-premises client machines, servers, and factory hardware.
About Skydio
Skydio builds autonomous drones, docking systems, and fleet management software for enterprise, public safety, and defense customers. It sells hardware with AI-based autonomy plus SaaS for fleet operations, inspections, and Drone-as-First-Responder programs. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company designs and assembles its products in the U.S., with manufacturing in Hayward, and its systems are used across utilities, law enforcement, and the U.S. military.