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SkydioSkydioSan Mateo, CA

Electrical Engineer Intern

Electrical Engineering Intern at Skydio prototyping, validating, and refining electrical systems for autonomous drones, including schematic design, PCB layout, bring-up, and subsystem development for power, sensing, and computing. Requires EE fundamentals, lab tools, and some electronics experience.

98k – 121k/yr
HybridEntry levelHardware Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • 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.

Requirements

  • 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.
  • Ability to obtain FAA Part 107 certification within 30 days of engagement start, if required.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Hourly rate: $47/hr for Undergrad, $53/hr for Graduate students, and $58/hr for PhD students.
  • Interns are eligible to receive paid vacation time, sick leave, holiday pay and 401K savings plan.

Skills

electrical engineeringpcb layoutschematic designPrototypingDebuggingpower electronicsdigital electronicsanalog electronicsPythonCcadence allegrooscilloscopemcufpgaspi
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