Electrical Engineer Intern, Skydio

Summer 2026

Salary not provided

The hourly rate for this position is $47/hr for Undergrad, $53/hr for Graduate students, and $58/hr for PhD students and may vary with location

Python

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Mateo, CA

Autonomous drones for DFR, inspection, and national security

Open for applications

Autonomous drones for DFR, inspection, and national security

501-1000 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingDrones

Open for applications

Salary not provided

The hourly rate for this position is $47/hr for Undergrad, $53/hr for Graduate students, and $58/hr for PhD students and may vary with location

Python

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Mateo, CA

501-1000 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingDrones

Company mission

To make the world more productive, creative, and safe with autonomous flight.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering (or a related field)
Solid grasp of electrical engineering fundamentals
Familiar with basic EE lab tools (oscilloscope, signal generators, etc.)
Familiar with scripting/programming in Python/C
Some experience with power electronics (motor driver, switch mode power supplies…), digital electronics (MCU, FPGA, Ethernet, USB, SPI, I2C…), and/or analog electronics (filters, ADC/DAC…)
Previous internship work on electronic products
Familiar with an EDA software suite, preferably Cadence Allegro
Ability to quickly prototype solutions and circuit demonstrations
Ability to work autonomously

What the job involves

We are seeking interns for our EE Team
We are looking for Electrical Engineering Interns who will help prototype, validate, develop, and refine the electrical systems that bring together state-of-the-art computing hardware, sensing, and power systems in the latest autonomous flying sensors
As a member of the Electrical Engineering team, you will be helping solve tough challenges alongside a team of world-class engineers
Take ownership of low-voltage electronic hardware development, including specification, schematic design, PCB layout, prototyping, and fabrication
Perform hands-on bring-up, assembly, and debugging of custom circuit boards for testing and validation
Collaborate cross-functionally with mechanical, firmware, reliability, software, and electrical teams to build reliable test and validation systems for new products
Develop and test PCBAs for subsystems such as power distribution, battery management, sensing, motor control, and computing
Participate in schematic, layout, and BOM reviews, providing feedback on internally and externally developed designs
Support system integration and test activities through test execution, troubleshooting, and failure analysis

Our take

A leader in autonomous flight, Skydio builds drones that can track and film targets while avoiding obstacles. Its products have a wide range of applications, most notably for businesses that need to undertake inspections in unsafe places. The drones are also valuable to search and rescue efforts, police forces, and the US army.

Backed by a range of top investors and strategic partners (including Andreesen Horowitz, Levitate Capital, and Next 47) Skydio sets itself apart from its competitors by marketing its products predominantly to businesses. With technology such as 3D scanning and a 360-degree superzoom mode, its drones have a wide range of applications and functionality.

The company raised funding in 2023, which has boosted its valuation to over $2B. It has since focussed on R&D, developing and launching the X10 model which is designed for first responders and the military, as well as enhancing its remote control and thermal imaging capabilities. On top of this it's also been awarded two contracts to expand the use of advanced autonomous drones across key operational units by the US Air Force. As the largest American drone company, there is no reason Skydio shouldn't remain a key industry actor for years to come.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

24% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.7)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

Nov 2024

$170m

SERIES E

Feb 2023

$230m

SERIES E

Total funding: $741m

Company HQ

Western Hills, San Mateo, CA

Leadership

Adam Bry

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Having studied at MIT, they spent a year and a half at Google as a Software Engineer. They left this position in February 2014 to co-found Skydio.

Abraham Bachrach

(Co-FOunder & CTO)

Earned a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, and was a Software Engineer for Google's Project Wing.

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