Skydio · 4 hours ago
Manufacturing Software Engineer Intern
San Mateo, CA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$47/hr - $47/hrSkydio is the leading US drone company specializing in autonomous flight technology. The Manufacturing Software Engineer Intern will contribute to the development and manufacturing of high-quality drones, working on cross-functional projects that integrate software and hardware systems.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Drone ManagementDronesMachine LearningRobotics
Responsibilities
Helping us manufacture high-quality drones, docks and accessories at scale to meet growing customer demands, turning prototypes into finished products
Build and maintain a Hardware-in-the-Loop system for continuous testing of the hardware and software components of our drones and build systems
Design a deployment system for sending code physical machines all over the globe, inside of challenging and hostile networks, with redundant safety systems
Build a visual configuration tool for documenting and changing how mass production processes work and change on the fly
Develop our robot calibration process that can distinguish between hardware and software failures and suggest next steps for assembly rework
Create a dashboard that visualizes the state of the factory to help engineers debug faster
Develop an automated test fixture that assesses sensors and actuators to minimize operator interaction
Develop an AI-powered triage system that can inspect drone hardware and suggest which parts need to be repaired. Build a framework that combines LLM agents with our manufacturing API in a loop to test the hardware, and compare results against a growing library of root cause failures and suggested reworks
Qualification
Required
Strong coding fundamentals
Comfortable with Python
Ability to troubleshoot and ask for help when needed
Enjoy working on systems that involve both hardware and software
Excitement for building great products
Interest in manufacturing processes and systems
Benefits
Benefit plans
Variety of incentives and stipends
Company
Skydio
Skydio uses artificial intelligence to create flying drones that are used by consumer, enterprise, and government customers.
Founded in 2014
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$740MKey Investors
Linse CapitalAndreessen HorowitzN47
2024-11-15Series E· $170M
2023-02-27Series E· $230M
2021-02-28Series D· $170M
Leadership Team
Adam Bry
Co-founder & CEO
Tom Moss
COO (2018-2020), CEO APAC (2020-2024), Chief Corp Dev (2024~)
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