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Skydio · 1 week ago

Wireless Software Engineer Intern

positionSan Mateo, CA
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$47/hr - $53/hr

Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight. The Wireless Software Engineer Intern will work on meaningful projects to enhance video streaming, develop automation frameworks, and model wireless communication for drones.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Drone ManagementDronesMachine LearningRobotics
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Growth Opportunities
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Work with the team to enhance adaptive bitrate algorithms for video streaming
Study wireless parameters and use the statistics to guarantee smooth video in all environments
Setup test cases and automation to validate the feature
Work on algorithms that automatically select a frequency for the drone and docked systems
Characterization of various tools that help in the decision making process
Test and validate the feature across all interference scenarios
Develop test automated test frameworks for drones in Python
Integrate test cases to CI/CD pipelines
Identify and analyze test failures with the help of data telemetry upload and extraction
Setup SQL queries in the automation to catch SW and performance bugs
Work with Wireless Systems team to setup KPIs and root cause analysis
Collect empirical data for ground-to-air propagation and interference under various environments
Develop and validate path loss and interference models for various altitudes and distances
Instrument the system to capture packet loss across software, hardware, and networking subsystems
Investigate packet loss behavior through controlled experiments under varied flight and network conditions
Visualize and interpret results to identify root causes and guide system-level improvements

Qualification

C/C++/PythonWireless theoryAutomation frameworksSQL queriesRelentless curiosityProblem-solvingTeam collaboration

Required

Relentless curiosity
Ability to leverage rock solid fundamentals to create exceptional designs for complicated products
Passion for end to end understanding of the wireless link and the channel behavior
Proficiency in wireless background and theory
Very strong C/C++/Python SW capabilities

Preferred

How to use Python for scripting
Familiarity with embedded HW and low level coding
Familiarity with wireless chipsets firmware, Driver and kernel code

Company

Skydio

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Skydio uses artificial intelligence to create flying drones that are used by consumer, enterprise, and government customers.
dateFounded in 2014
location
San Mateo, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
https://www.skydio.com

H1B Sponsorship

Skydio has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (34)
2024 (21)
2023 (22)
2022 (12)
2021 (16)
2020 (3)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$740M
Key Investors
Linse CapitalAndreessen HorowitzN47
2024-11-15Series E· $170M
2023-02-27Series E· $230M
2021-02-28Series D· $170M

Leadership Team

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Adam Bry
Co-founder & CEO
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Tom Moss
COO (2018-2020), CEO APAC (2020-2024), Chief Corp Dev (2024~)
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Recent News

Accel.
Accel Portfolio -Skydio.
2026-01-06
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Globalstar, Skydio Complete Successful 5G Drone Connectivity Trial
2025-12-17
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Globalstar and Skydio Complete First Drone Flight on Globalstar Band n53TM and XCOM RAN
2025-12-16
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