Skydio

Skydio is seeking an Autonomy Engineer Intern to focus on deep learning for computational photography in autonomous drones. The role involves designing, training, and deploying optimized models for real-time applications on embedded hardware, as well as for cloud deployment. Responsibilities include leveraging real-world and synthetic data, foundation models, and developing evaluation benchmarks.

Skydio is seeking an Autonomy Engineer - Deep Learning to train and deploy optimized deep learning models for their autonomous flight systems. The role involves designing, implementing, and deploying computer vision and multimodal deep learning models, leveraging real-world and synthetic data, and optimizing models for low-latency embedded hardware. The position requires an MS or PhD, hands-on experience with deep learning model deployment, and strong coding skills in Python/PyTorch and C++.

Senior Autonomy Engineer focused on designing, implementing, and optimizing deep learning models for real-time object detection, tracking, segmentation, and optical flow estimation on Skydio drones. The role involves leveraging state-of-the-art methods, curating synthetic and real-world data, and refining models for low-latency embedded hardware, with a strong emphasis on computer vision and robotics.

Skydio is seeking an Autonomy Engineer - Deep Learning to train and deploy optimized deep learning models for their autonomous flight systems. The role involves designing, implementing, and deploying computer vision and multimodal models, leveraging real-world and synthetic data, and optimizing models for embedded hardware. The ideal candidate has a strong background in deep learning, computer vision, and experience deploying models to production.

Senior Autonomy Engineer focused on designing, implementing, and optimizing deep learning solutions for real-time object detection, tracking, segmentation, and optical flow estimation on drones. The role involves leveraging state-of-the-art methods like unsupervised learning and foundational models, curating synthetic data, and refining models for low-latency embedded hardware, with a strong emphasis on computer vision and robotics applications.

PhD intern role focused on developing and deploying reinforcement learning policies for autonomous drone planning, navigation, and control in complex environments. Involves research in sim-to-real transfer, human-in-the-loop control, and multi-agent coordination, with a strong emphasis on real-world flight testing.

ML/DL Infrastructure Engineer responsible for building and scaling the infrastructure supporting AI/ML training efforts, including data pipelines, annotation workflows, and training optimization, with a focus on autonomous flight systems for drones.

The role focuses on designing, implementing, and deploying deep learning models for autonomous flight systems, with a specific emphasis on computational photography applications. It involves training and optimizing models for both embedded hardware and cloud deployment, using real-world and synthetic data, and developing evaluation benchmarks.

Skydio is seeking a PhD Autonomy Engineer Intern to architect and implement computer vision algorithms for autonomous drones. The role involves research, prototyping, and assessing new approaches to enhance autonomous capabilities, with a focus on shipping these advancements into real products.

Skydio is seeking interns to work on computer vision and deep learning algorithms for autonomous flight in drones. The role involves researching, prototyping, and implementing new features that advance drone capabilities and integrate them into real products. This position focuses on the application of AI/ML to robotics and autonomous systems.

This role focuses on building and scaling the deep learning infrastructure for autonomous flight systems, specifically optimizing inference for computer vision workloads, managing MLOps pipelines, and implementing GPU kernels for custom architectures. It involves working with training or runtime frameworks and model efficiency tools to improve system performance and power efficiency.

The role focuses on building and scaling infrastructure for deep learning and AI efforts, specifically for high-performance inference of computer vision workloads on various hardware platforms. It involves profiling, optimizing, and deploying models, as well as creating MLOps workflows and potentially implementing GPU kernels. The goal is to accelerate progress in intelligent mobile robots by leveraging visual data for semantic and geometric understanding.

Skydio is seeking an Autonomy Software Engineer to enhance their autonomous flight system for drones. The role involves developing and deploying new autonomous capabilities end-to-end, improving system reliability, and expanding operational envelopes in challenging environments. This includes working on core robotics algorithms, computer vision, state estimation, motion planning, and controls, with a focus on production-level code in C++ and Python.

The role focuses on building and scaling the infrastructure for Skydio's Deep Learning (DL) and AI efforts, specifically for computer vision (CV) workloads. This includes developing high-performance inference solutions, profiling models, designing MLOps workflows, improving training efficiency, implementing GPU kernels, and creating SDKs for autonomous workflows. The role operates at the intersection of autonomy, embedded, and cloud teams, emphasizing ML inference acceleration, optimization, and edge deployment.

The Autonomy Engineer - Deep Learning Model Acceleration role at Skydio focuses on building and scaling infrastructure for AI/ML efforts, specifically optimizing deep learning inference for computer vision workloads on various hardware platforms. This involves profiling models, designing MLOps workflows, improving training efficiency, implementing GPU kernels, and creating SDKs for autonomous workflows, with a strong emphasis on edge deployment and performance optimization.

Senior Autonomy Engineer focused on controls algorithms for autonomous drones, involving low-level stabilization, control, and high-level task-specific frameworks. Requires experience in robotics, modern/classical control design, C++, dynamic programming, and non-linear optimization.

Skydio is seeking interns to contribute to the development of next-generation autonomy algorithms for their autonomous flight systems. The role involves researching, prototyping, and implementing new features, as well as characterizing system performance.

Engineering Manager for Skydio's autonomy team, focusing on scaling the team and delivering autonomous flight technology for drones. Responsibilities include managing product roadmap execution, hiring, mentoring, and driving infrastructure investments across core drone platforms, SW architecture, simulation, SDK, object detection, map infrastructure, situational awareness, computational photography, and state estimation.

This is an internship role for a Product Support Engineer focused on assisting with customer failure analysis, identifying product failures, improving diagnostic processes, and building analytics dashboards. The role requires basic software skills, knowledge of AI tools, and familiarity with autonomous robotics and IoT concepts.

Product Support Engineer role focused on optimizing technical support experience, driving top-tier technical support, process optimization, and root cause analysis for autonomous flight drones. The role involves collaborating with engineering teams, building troubleshooting tools, and analyzing logs, potentially using AI tools. It offers broad technical product and business operations experience.

Skydio is seeking a Senior Technical Support Representative in Tokyo, Japan, to provide deep diagnostics and advisory services for their autonomous flight drone technology. The role involves troubleshooting hardware and software, analyzing logs, and collaborating with internal teams to resolve customer issues, particularly concerning communication and autonomy feature behavior. Experience with networking, scripting, and IoT applications is beneficial.

Senior Engineer on the Autonomy Data Curation team responsible for building a data flywheel by collecting data from drone fleets, transforming it into high-quality, model-ready datasets for Autonomy teams, and building tooling for data discovery and slicing.

Senior Android Engineer to build the command interface for autonomous drones, working at the intersection of flight engine, cloud services, and controller hardware. The role involves designing interfaces, architecting features bridging C++ and Android, and leveraging AI for engineering velocity.

Skydio is seeking a Mission Success Operations Manager to lead and optimize processes for the Mission Success team, focusing on the post-sales journey. This role involves building scalable processes, developing team resources, integrating systems, and injecting AI/automation to drive efficiency and improve customer service. The ideal candidate will have expertise in automation, Salesforce, data systems, and a proven ability to implement AI in scalable processes.

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to design and build core cloud and geospatial systems for autonomous drone operations at scale. The role involves developing Skydio Cloud (SaaS platform) and some drone software, focusing on backend (Python, Go) and frontend (TypeScript, React). Responsibilities include expanding the data model and API, building customer-facing web app features, designing scalable cloud applications, and ensuring platform availability. Experience with cloud technologies, geospatial data, and autonomy/robotics is a plus.

This role focuses on building automation and intelligence into the post-sales customer support experience by integrating various tools and databases, creating automated workflows, and leading the development of a next-generation support operations portal. The specialist will act as a systems architect, ensuring scalability and cost-effectiveness while enhancing customer digital experiences and providing cross-functional governance.

The GTM Data Engineer Intern will build data systems and AI-driven tools for the go-to-market engine, working at the intersection of revenue operations, AI, and data engineering. Responsibilities include designing structured datasets for LLM workflows and AI agents, building data pipelines, developing internal tools with TypeScript and React, optimizing GTM systems like Salesforce, and enabling applied AI. The role requires a love for data, curiosity about applied AI, a builder mindset, business intuition, project management skills, and strong communication.

Skydio is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Data Platform team. This role involves building and scaling systems to collect, transform, and store data from autonomous drones. The engineer will define data architecture, work with Databricks and Palantir Foundry, and implement AI-assisted analytics. The position focuses on data infrastructure for autonomy, AI, and large-scale telemetry, aiming to turn flight data into actionable intelligence. Responsibilities include designing data infrastructure, evolving Databricks/Foundry environments, developing data systems for predictive analytics and mapping, creating AI-powered data tools, championing data best practices, collaborating with other teams, and ensuring platform reliability through monitoring and observability. The role also involves leading and mentoring data engineers and analysts.

Staff Product Manager to own and execute the Cloud Platform & Infrastructure roadmap, delivering multi-cloud, multi-region, and government-compliant platform capabilities for Skydio's federal, state & local, and commercial customers. Also owns Skydio’s on-prem product line, productizing air-gapped and self-hosted deployments. This role involves turning field and sales pain into a customer-centric roadmap and driving cross-functional programs.

Skydio is seeking a Systems Integration and Test Engineer to own the definition, integration, verification, and failure analysis of autonomous flying robots. This role involves defining system requirements, ensuring system performance and integrity, analyzing flight telemetry and field data, and resolving cross-functional issues. The ideal candidate will have a systems-engineering approach, experience with Python/SQL for data analysis, and knowledge of reliability principles for electro-mechanical systems.

Staff Product Manager for Cameras & Sensors at Skydio, a leading US drone company. This role focuses on defining the strategy and roadmap for the drone imaging stack, including camera modules, sensors, gimbals, and customer workflows. The position requires deep understanding of customer needs, technical expertise in hardware and software integration, and collaboration with engineering teams (hardware, optics, firmware, computer vision, AI). The goal is to deliver best-in-class imaging experiences for various customer segments like utilities, first responders, and national security.

Technical Support Specialist for Skydio's autonomous drones, focusing on B2B commercial customers. Responsibilities include troubleshooting hardware, software, and cloud issues, providing best practices, and acting as the Voice of Customer to inform product improvements. Requires 5-7 years of technical support experience with drones/UAV/UAS and experience in specific industry sectors.

Senior/Staff Embedded Software Engineer focused on camera systems for autonomous drones. Responsibilities include leading development and integration of camera subsystems, designing and bringing up ISP and camera hardware, configuring and optimizing ISP and encoder pipelines, and developing next-generation image processing algorithms for autonomous flight applications. Requires strong embedded C++ experience, ISP pipeline architecture knowledge, and familiarity with ARM-based Linux/Android SoCs.

Software Engineer role focused on building and evolving a high-fidelity simulator for autonomous drones. Responsibilities include core simulator architecture, physics and dynamics, sensor and hardware simulation, autonomy stack integration, and feature development. The role requires strong C++ and Python skills and experience with complex, performance-critical systems.

Skydio is seeking a Senior Hardware Test and Reliability Engineer to ensure the safety and reliability of their autonomous flying machines. The role involves developing and executing comprehensive test strategies from prototyping to production, collaborating with cross-functional teams, performing failure analysis, and contributing to design for reliability. The engineer will analyze flight telemetry and customer data to identify potential issues and develop maintenance protocols. Proficiency in Python or SQL for data analysis and automation is required.

Senior Staff Product Manager for Drone Hardware Platforms & Sensors at Skydio, a leading US drone company. The role involves defining and shaping current and next-gen drone platforms, controllers, cameras, and accessories, focusing on solving problems for enterprise, government, and public safety customers. Requires extensive experience in hardware product development, customer engagement, and collaboration with engineering teams (including AI/ML).

Senior Business Operations Manager for Skydio's supply chain team, focusing on contract manufacturing sourcing strategies, commercial negotiations, and cost management for companion products, attachments, and accessories, as well as product cost management for Drones and Docks.

Director of Global Supply Management for Mechanicals at Skydio, a leading US drone company focused on autonomous flight. This role involves leading the Mechanical GSM teams, developing and executing commodity sourcing strategies for drone mechanical components, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring supply chain resilience and cost-effectiveness during rapid growth and new product introductions. The position requires strategic leadership in supply chain process and strategy development, collaboration with engineering teams, and building a high-performing team.

Internship role on the Cloud Platform and Infrastructure team, focusing on building and scaling cloud systems, tackling scalability and deployment, designing and improving core cloud infrastructure and CI/CD systems, and enhancing telemetry, observability, and developer productivity. Projects include feature flag management, performance optimization, test framework development, and edge environment offerings. Requires CS fundamentals, web application/backend system experience, proficiency in Python/Golang/Javascript, familiarity with APIs, Linux, build tools, databases, caching, and cloud services.

This role leads warehouse and logistics operations, focusing on inventory management, process development, and team leadership within a drone manufacturing company. It involves managing raw materials, WIP, and finished goods, optimizing warehouse layout, and ensuring compliance with best practices and safety regulations.

Senior Software Engineer focused on security for a US drone company, involving system design, security tooling development, and compliance with regulated environments like FedRAMP and SOC 2. The role requires strong coding skills in Python or Go and experience with AWS.

Sr/Staff Embedded Software Engineer - Camera Systems for autonomous drones, focusing on ISP pipelines and Linux-based SoCs. Develops and integrates camera subsystems, optimizes ISP and encoder pipelines, and creates next-generation image processing algorithms for autonomous flight.

Skydio is seeking an experienced Event Manager to own the planning and execution of Customer Summits and support field marketing events, trade shows, and regional activations. This role is critical to delivering high-quality, customer-centric experiences that showcase Skydio’s industry-leading autonomous drone technology and support pipeline growth.

Lead Electrical Engineer for Skydio's F10 Program, focusing on architecting and developing electrical systems for high-performance fixed-wing drones. The role involves cross-functional collaboration, design trade-offs, and engineering for volume production, with a focus on power electronics, controls, sensors, and high-speed communication.

Skydio is seeking a Deployment Engineer to lead technical implementation, usage, and system maintenance for their cloud-connected drone products. This role involves hardware, network installations, and software integrations, requiring expertise in WiFi and cellular networking, and troubleshooting connectivity issues. The engineer will bridge customer needs with Skydio's technical teams, focusing on successful delivery of technology and services for large enterprise customers.

Skydio is seeking a Field Support Representative to provide technical and logistics support to National Security customers, focusing on drone systems. The role involves customer relationship management, technical troubleshooting, and developing support processes to reduce escalations to engineering.

Software Engineer - Infrastructure role at Skydio, a US drone company focused on autonomous flight. The role involves re-architecting and maintaining Kubernetes fleets and supporting infrastructure, improving continuous delivery, and working cross-functionally to build new platform capabilities. It's a hybrid software and infrastructure position requiring coding in Python or Go to fix underlying product issues, not just automate around them. The goal is to ensure the Skydio Cloud platform is always available and to drive cost-saving initiatives.

Skydio is seeking a Hardware Technician to support rapid prototyping, 3D printing, and lab improvement. Responsibilities include operating and maintaining 3D printers, fabricating parts, performing mechanical assembly, and maintaining lab infrastructure. The role requires hands-on experience with 3D printing, shop tools, and mechanical assembly, with a focus on supporting engineering teams in a fast-paced environment.

Program Manager for Skydio's Law Enforcement customer deployments, focusing on implementation, delivery, and customer success. Requires technical understanding and program management skills to ensure successful contract execution, risk management, and problem-solving. Collaborates with product, engineering, and customer teams to translate requirements and drive delivery.

Director of Product Management for Skydio's Drone as First Responder (DFR) offering, focusing on end-to-end software features for public safety and emergency responder customers. The role involves owning the business, understanding customer needs, defining the customer experience, and collaborating with engineering and GTM teams to deliver high-value products.