Flight Test Intern
Flight Test Intern
Flight Test Intern
Skydio
Skydio, a leading US drone company specializing in autonomous flight technology, is seeking a Flight Test Intern to assist in validating their next generation of drone products. The role involves hardware and software validation during the prototyping phase, focusing on rigorous field testing across various environmental conditions.
Qualification
- Enthusiasm for flight testing and drone technology
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
- Experience with hardware and software validation processes
- Familiarity with testing methodologies and performance metrics
Responsibility
- Create and run smoke and regression tests to validate system confidence
- Run and optimize existing test plans to align with the latest features
- Track performance metrics across hardware builds
- Capture and surface product limitations early in the development cycle to improve performance and market fit
- Provide valuable feedback from a user perspective on the early functionality of prototypes
- Validate software changes to ensure a stable flying platform
- Assist in the collection of flight data for competitive benchmarking
