We are looking for interns for the Winter 2027 Season. You will contribute to the development and optimization of Skydio's embedded hardware in the loop (HIL) system. Including the Python test framework, its CI integration, the fleet of physical test stations, and the devices on them. You'll help guide its technical direction, keep it reliable as the number of products and tests grows, and make it easy for other teams to add tests.

An ideal intern candidate is a junior, senior, or MS-level college student with industry experience developing test infrastructure with familiarity of device-level embedded software or firmware.

The Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) team is responsible for the development and maintenance of HIL infrastructure. This ranges from cloud infrastructure for continuous integration (CI) validation, internal tooling for developer use, as well as development with the physical hardware products Skydio builds; from drones and docks to radios and accessories. We work closely with both the hardware team and the rest of the software organization, creating the foundation for the rest of the Skydio software teams to build upon.

We work closely with both the hardware team and the rest of the software organization, to bridge the gap between software development and hardware validation.

How you'll make an impact:

Contribute to the architecture and roadmap of the HIL test framework and its integration with CI

Design and build new test stations and fixtures and bring new products onto the HIL

Partner with firmware, platform and product teams to turn their validation needs into reliable automated tests

Develop new critical use cases to expand hardware validation and development to more broad teams

Triage failing runs, separate infrastructure problems from product regressions, and route real bugs to the right team

What makes you a good fit:

Strong Python, with clean, well-tested code and sensible abstraction boundaries

Hardware In Loop (HIL) Software Engineer Intern - Winter 2027

Responsibilities

Qualification

Required

Preferred

Benefits

Company

Skydio

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