Autonomy Software Engineer
AI summary of the role
Develop and deploy end-to-end autonomous capabilities for Skydio's drones across use cases like inspection, first-responder, security, and situational awareness in challenging environments.
What you’ll do
- Build autonomous capabilities via cross-functional collaboration
- Develop robotics algorithms for challenging environments
- Triage customer issues and improve system resilience
- Research test infrastructure and motion planning strategies
What you’ll bring
- 1+ years production code for autonomous robots in C++/Python
- Experience with robotics algorithms: vision, estimation, planning, controls
- Strong software engineering fundamentals
Technologies
C++ · Python · computer vision · state estimation · motion planning · controls · UAS · deep learning
About Skydio
Builds autonomous drones, docks, and operating software for public safety, defense, and critical infrastructure teams that need trusted U.S.-made aerial systems.
Series F · 500–1000 people
Source and classification
Production engineering · Evidence for this classification:
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial mobility. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users, from utility inspectors to first responders, soldiers in battlefield scenarios, and beyond. About the role: As an Autonomy Engineer, your primary goal will be to make our autonomy system more capable and more reliable for all of our customers. You will own developing new autonomous capabilities end-to-end and deploying these capabilities to customers tackling a wide range of use cases, including inspection & mapping, drone-as-first-responder (DFR), security/patrols, situational awareness, and more. These
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Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial mobility. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users, from utility inspectors to first responders, soldiers in battlefield scenarios, and beyond. About the role: As an Autonomy Engineer, your primary goal will be to make our autonomy system more capable and more reliable for all of our customers. You will own developing new autonomous capabilities end-to-end and deploying these capabilities to customers tackling a wide range of use cases, including inspection & mapping, drone-as-first-responder (DFR), security/patrols, situational awareness, and more. These represent some of the first real-world deployments of truly autonomous robots performing valuable tasks in large and critical industries. How you'll make an impact: Build cutting-edge autonomous capabilities through tight cross functional collaboration with our vision, planning & controls, deep learning, infrastructure, embedded, cloud, mobile, design, product, and flight test teams Develop core robotics algorithms to expand our autonomous operational envelope in challenging environmental conditions, [... source excerpt omitted ...] s for code quality and proactively addressing tech debt Conceive, design, implement, simulate, evaluate, and fly new motion planning strategies to extend capabilities and improve customer experience What makes you a good fit: 1+ years of experience writing production level code for autonomous robots, preferably flying robots with a high level of proficiency in C++ and Python Practical experience implementing state of the art algorithms in a robotics-adjacent area including computer vision, state estimation, motion planning, controls, sensor characterization and integration, UAS software and hardware development Highly curious, creative, and able to communicate concepts to no [... source excerpt omitted ...] laws. For positions located in the United States of America, Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/
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