Flight Test Intern
About The Position
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 to first responders, soldiers in battlefield scenarios and beyond. About the role: 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.
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
- Thorough communication and documentation skills
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated passion for things that fly (bonus points for Pilot's license)
- Interest in spending lots of time outdoors
Responsibilities
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
