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Flight Test Intern - Summer 2027

Skydio· R&D
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San Mateo, California, United States$41/hr - $47/hrInternPosted 1mo ago

About the role

Skydio is seeking a Flight Test Intern to validate and advance the next generation of Skydio products. The role involves hands-on flight test work, collaboration across multiple teams, and support across various flight test projects to shape Skydio’s innovative products.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct smoke and regression tests to ensure system reliability and confidence
  • Perform daily testing on the master branch to maintain software quality
  • Enhance the end-to-end Skydio Dock experience by working closely with engineers to identify and resolve key issues
  • Support the validation of new software features for customer-facing applications
  • Identify and communicate product limitations early in the development cycle to improve performance and market fit
  • Verify software updates to maintain a stable and reliable flying platform
  • Collect flight data to support competitive benchmarking efforts
  • Execute wireless testing on all new software and hardware platforms

Qualifications

  • Software/hardware testing background
  • Part 107 Certification
  • Consider yourself a jack of all trades
  • Solid debugging of hardware and software systems
  • Enjoy working on multiple projects at the same time
  • Practical experience with UAS
  • Understanding of UAS subsystems and their real world performance
  • Basic mechanical and electrical system integration knowledge
  • Experience operating Linux based systems
  • Demonstrated passion for things that fly (bonus points for sUAS Pilot's license)
  • Thorough communication and documentation skills
  • Interest in spending time outdoors
  • Experience testing web based applications
  • Wireless testing experience preferred

Skills

Required:Smoke and regression testingMaster branch daily testingEnd-to-end testingSoftware feature validationProduct limitation identificationFlight data collectionWireless testing
Last updated Sep 17, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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A family of flying robots.

AI-powered autonomous drones for Drone as First Responder (DFR), critical infrastructure inspection, tactical ISR, site security, surveying and mapping

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