Skydio
Flight Test Intern - Summer 2027
San Mateo, California, United States · On-site · Internship · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Visa sponsorship
- For positions located in the United States of America, Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility.
About the job
Conduct flight, software, hardware, and wireless tests to validate Skydio products and help improve their reliability and performance.
What you'll do
- Conduct smoke, regression, and daily software tests; verify updates and new features.
- Test the Skydio Dock experience and wireless performance, working with engineers to identify and resolve issues.
- Collect flight data, communicate product limitations, and support competitive benchmarking.
What they ask for
- Background in software or hardware testing.
- Part 107 Certification.
- Practical UAS experience and understanding of UAS subsystems and real-world performance.
- Solid hardware and software debugging skills; experience operating Linux-based systems.
Nice to have
- Wireless testing experience.
- sUAS Pilot's license.
Pay
$41/hr for Undergrad (hourly rate); $47/hr for Graduate students (hourly rate)
Tools
Linux
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