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Flight Test Intern

Skydio

Location:
United States, San Mateo

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

41.00 USD / Hour

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Job Description:

Skydio is seeking an enthusiastic flight test engineering intern to help validate the next generation of Skydio products. Skydio builds innovative flying platforms and software to control them. This role will be focused on working on hardware validation during the prototyping phase and software validation vital for the prototypes' operation. This role requires a rigorous approach to field testing complex systems and their capabilities across a wide spectrum of environmental and operating conditions.

Job Responsibility:

Create and run smoke and regression tests to validate system confidence
Run and optimize existing test plans to keep in line with the latest features
Track performance metrics across hardware builds
Capture and surface product limitation early in the development cycle to improve performance and market fit
Give valuable feedback from a user perspective on the early functionality of prototypes
Validate SW changes to ensure a stable flying platform
Assist in collection of flight data for competitive benchmarking
Generate substantial amounts of logged flight data and media that will be used to characterize and improve system performance and reliability
Execute flights at our local facilities as well as strategic sites around the United States

Requirements:

Software QA/testing background
Part 107 Certification
Practical experience with UAS and capturing media
Understanding of UAS subsystems and their real world applications and performance
Basic mechanical and electrical system integration knowledge
Solid debugging of hardware and software systems
Experience operating Linux based systems
Demonstrated passion for things that fly (bonus points for Pilot's license)
Thorough communication and documentation skills
Interest in spending lots of time outdoors

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Job Posted:
December 12, 2025

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