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Skydio · 3 days ago

Systems Engineering Intern

positionSan Mateo, CA
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$47/hr - $58/hr

Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight. They are seeking a Systems Engineering Intern to drive system and subsystem architectures that align with Skydio’s product vision, focusing on subsystem development and system integration.

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

Responsibilities

Collaborate with embedded, hardware, wireless, software, and autonomy teams to derive specifications and develop subsystem architectures consisting of mechanical assemblies, electronics, and embedded software
Develop methods to simulate, quantify, analyze, and present proposals and designs for platforms & subsystems as well as collaborate on prototyping efforts
Drive architecture specifications down to component level selection and development

Qualification

PythonC/C++Embedded systemsSystem integrationData analysisCollaborationReporting skills

Required

Good software development skills with an ambition to write clean and efficient code in Python and C/C++
Some experience in embedded systems development
Excellent written skills for clear reporting of data analysis and conclusions
Experience working on systems that integrate some combination of imaging, ranging, advanced compute, motor control, communication, sensing, or payloads

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)
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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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