Flight Test Engineer responsible for testing and validating Skydio's proprietary wireless RF systems for drones using real-world flight data and lab simulations. Design test plans, conduct tests, analyze data, automate workflows, and debug issues to ensure stable video, control, and logging links.
120k – 150k/yrOn-siteEmbedded Engineering
Wireless Software Engineer
SkydioSan Mateo, CA
Skydio is seeking a Wireless Software Engineer to develop and optimize wireless software and firmware for autonomous drones. This role involves working with WiFi and cellular links, low-level firmware, and enhancing connectivity, range, and robustness in challenging environments.
148k – 210k/yrHybridEmbedded Engineering
Senior/Staff Embedded Software Engineer – Camera Systems
SkydioSan Mateo, CA
Develops and integrates camera subsystems for autonomous drones, architects ISP pipelines on ARM-based SoCs, optimizes image processing algorithms, and brings up hardware prototypes. Requires deep embedded software expertise in real-time C++, Linux/Android, and computer vision pipelines.
Develops and implements motion planning and control systems for Skydio's F10 tailsitter drone platform, including simulation, flight testing, and hardware-informed design. Requires C++/Python proficiency, real hardware control experience, aircraft dynamics knowledge, and control theory expertise.
170k – 240k/yrHybridEmbedded Engineering
Senior Autonomy Engineer - Controls
SkydioSan Mateo, CA
Develops and tunes low-level controllers and trajectory optimization for autonomous drones, focusing on stable flight and gimbal motion. Requires experience with real hardware control, C++, dynamic programming, and non-linear optimization.
170k – 240k/yrHybridEmbedded Engineering
Autonomy Software Engineer
SkydioSan Mateo, CA
Develops end-to-end autonomous capabilities for drones, including robotics algorithms for motion planning, state estimation, and controls in challenging environments. Requires 1+ years production experience with C++ and Python in robotics/autonomous systems.
147k – 210k/yrHybrid1+ YOEEmbedded Engineering
Staff Software Engineer - Embedded
SkydioSan Mateo, CA
Architects and leads development of embedded firmware for autonomous drones, bridging algorithms with sensors and hardware. Requires modern C++ in real-time environments, Python, embedded Linux/kernel, SOC/microcontroller experience, and hardware bring-up expertise.
226k – 283k/yrHybridEmbedded Engineering
Software Engineer - Embedded
SkydioSan Mateo, CA
Develops embedded firmware for autonomous drones, architecting systems, implementing C++ software for vehicles, integrating sensors, and debugging hardware on Qualcomm/Nvidia SOCs and microcontrollers.
128k – 210k/yrHybridEmbedded Engineering
Senior Software Engineer - Embedded
SkydioSan Mateo, CA
Senior embedded software engineer architects and implements firmware for autonomous drones, integrating sensors, cameras, and hardware on embedded Linux and microcontrollers. Requires modern C++, Python, SOC development, and hardware bring-up experience.
170k – 278k/yrHybridEmbedded Engineering
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Flight Test Engineer
SkydioSan Mateo, CA
Flight Test Engineer responsible for testing and validating Skydio's proprietary wireless RF systems for drones using real-world flight data and lab simulations. Design test plans, conduct tests, analyze data, automate workflows, and debug issues to ensure stable video, control, and logging links.
120k – 150k/yrOn-siteEmbedded Engineering
Wireless Software Engineer
SkydioSan Mateo, CA
Skydio is seeking a Wireless Software Engineer to develop and optimize wireless software and firmware for autonomous drones. This role involves working with WiFi and cellular links, low-level firmware, and enhancing connectivity, range, and robustness in challenging environments.
148k – 210k/yrHybridEmbedded Engineering
Senior/Staff Embedded Software Engineer – Camera Systems
SkydioSan Mateo, CA
Develops and integrates camera subsystems for autonomous drones, architects ISP pipelines on ARM-based SoCs, optimizes image processing algorithms, and brings up hardware prototypes. Requires deep embedded software expertise in real-time C++, Linux/Android, and computer vision pipelines.
Develops and implements motion planning and control systems for Skydio's F10 tailsitter drone platform, including simulation, flight testing, and hardware-informed design. Requires C++/Python proficiency, real hardware control experience, aircraft dynamics knowledge, and control theory expertise.
170k – 240k/yrHybridEmbedded Engineering
Senior Autonomy Engineer - Controls
SkydioSan Mateo, CA
Develops and tunes low-level controllers and trajectory optimization for autonomous drones, focusing on stable flight and gimbal motion. Requires experience with real hardware control, C++, dynamic programming, and non-linear optimization.
170k – 240k/yrHybridEmbedded Engineering
Autonomy Software Engineer
SkydioSan Mateo, CA
Develops end-to-end autonomous capabilities for drones, including robotics algorithms for motion planning, state estimation, and controls in challenging environments. Requires 1+ years production experience with C++ and Python in robotics/autonomous systems.
147k – 210k/yrHybrid1+ YOEEmbedded Engineering
Staff Software Engineer - Embedded
SkydioSan Mateo, CA
Architects and leads development of embedded firmware for autonomous drones, bridging algorithms with sensors and hardware. Requires modern C++ in real-time environments, Python, embedded Linux/kernel, SOC/microcontroller experience, and hardware bring-up expertise.
226k – 283k/yrHybridEmbedded Engineering
Software Engineer - Embedded
SkydioSan Mateo, CA
Develops embedded firmware for autonomous drones, architecting systems, implementing C++ software for vehicles, integrating sensors, and debugging hardware on Qualcomm/Nvidia SOCs and microcontrollers.
128k – 210k/yrHybridEmbedded Engineering
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Senior Software Engineer - Embedded
SkydioSan Mateo, CA
Senior embedded software engineer architects and implements firmware for autonomous drones, integrating sensors, cameras, and hardware on embedded Linux and microcontrollers. Requires modern C++, Python, SOC development, and hardware bring-up experience.