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Autonomy Engineer Intern, Autonomy Infrastructure

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Autonomy Engineer Intern, Autonomy Infrastructure in Others

  • Zürich, Switzerland

Responsibilities

  • Design and build replay and analysis systems for inspecting and reproducing recorded autonomy behavior.
  • Develop scalable automated testing, simulation, log-processing, diagnostics, and failure-triage infrastructure.
  • Define APIs, data contracts, and performance requirements across autonomy software and robotics middleware.
  • Build reliable, performant, and usable developer infrastructure and tools for autonomy workflows.
  • Collaborate with autonomy, QA, and infrastructure teams to gather requirements and deliver tooling.
  • Own internal services from concept through deployment and monitoring.
  • Contribute to the long-term roadmap for developer tools that improve debugging efficiency, test coverage, and system understanding.

Requirements

  • Proficiency in C++ and Python with a strong grasp of performance-sensitive and multithreaded systems.
  • Experience with simulation frameworks, time-synchronized data systems, or state-machine-driven applications.
  • Familiarity with structured data visualization, log processing, or developer tooling design.
  • Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with evolving requirements and shifting priorities.
  • Bonus experience includes performance-sensitive systems in robotics, aerospace, automotive, or similar domains; robotics, simulation, or physics engines; telemetry, log-ingestion pipelines, or automated test environments; React, TypeScript, Three.js, or Plotly; and distributed or cloud-hosted services.

Benefits

  • The hourly compensation is $47/hr for undergraduate students, $53/hr for master's students, and $70/hr for PhD students.
  • Skydio full-time employees are eligible to enroll in benefit plans and access various incentives and stipends.
  • The position is an internship for 2027 in Zurich.

Skydio

Skydio is the leading U.S.-based drone manufacturer and the world leader in autonomous flight technology. We leverage breakthrough artificial intelligence to create flying robots that are easier to operate, safer to fly, and more capable in complex environments. Our systems are trusted by more th...

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