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Systems Engineering Intern - Summer 2027

Skydio · San Mateo, California, United States

Posted Nov 9, 2026 · intern

Est. total comp~$32/hr

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Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial mobility. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users, from utility inspectors https://www.skydio.com/solutions/energy-and-utilities to first responders https://www.skydio.com/solutions/public-safety, soldiers in battlefield scenarios https://www.skydio.com/solutions/national-security/tactical-isr, and beyond https://www.skydio.com/solutions.

About the team:

- We develop autonomous flying robots for professional media capture, commercial inspection, and situational awareness from customer use case analysis to requirements definition, product development, factory bringup, and validation through mass production

- We work directly with subsystem technology vendors and cross functionally internally with hardware, embedded, and autonomy teams to develop vehicle, controller, and docking architectures including subsystem architectures such as imagine, ranging, compute, motor control, communication, sensing, and payloads.

- We build and maintain our in-house tools for system & subsystem level characterization, development, validation, and manufacturing …

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Job inventory

Required 5 items

Education: Enrolled in or recently finished a bachelor's program

Skills and tools: Python, C++, Embedded, Data analysis

Preferred 1 item

Certifications and licenses: FAA Part 107

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