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Company

Skydio · 2 weeks ago

Embedded Software Engineer Intern

San Mateo, CA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$41/hr - $58/hr

Start in 2025 Summer

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)Drone Management

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Responsibilities

Develop and implement the embedded software that runs on the drone and our growing accessory product lines e.g. Skydio Dock

Characterize, integrate, and validate key subsystems (e.g. cameras, radios, flight controllers)

Bring up and debug new hardware

Write interfaces and drivers for sensors, cameras, and other devices

Qualification

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Embedded software developmentC++PythonFirmware developmentRTOS microcontroller codeEmbedded LinuxDebugging equipmentReading schematicsARM assembly codeOscilloscopeLogic analyzerMultimeter

Required

Junior, senior, or MS-level college student

Industry experience developing device-level embedded software or firmware

Practical experience writing firmware/embedded code for a physical device

Proficiency with C++ within the context of embedded systems

Proficiency with Python for testing, experimentation, and tools development

Ability to write clean code with appropriate abstraction boundaries

Ability to read schematics and use standard debugging equipment: oscilloscope, logic analyzer, multimeter

Ownership in digging into complex problems

Preferred

Embedded linux userspace and kernel development

Knowledge of debugging systems at ARM assembly code level

Company

Skydio

Glassdoor

4.7

Skydio uses artificial intelligence to create flying drones that are used by consumer, enterprise, and government customers.

Founded in 2014

San Mateo, California, USA

501-1,000 employees

https://www.skydio.com

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