Skydio

Skydio is the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight. Skydio leverages breakthrough AI to create the world’s most intelligent flying machines for use by consumers, enterprises, and government customers.

Founded in 2014, Skydio is made up of leading experts in AI, robotics, cameras, and electric vehicles from top companies, research labs, and universities from around the world.

Skydio designs, assembles, and supports its products in the U.S. from its headquarters in San Mateo, CA, and manufacturing facilities in Hayward, CA, to offer the highest standards of supply chain, manufacturing and data security.

Skydio is trusted by leading enterprises across a wide range of industry sectors and is backed by top investors and strategic partners including Andreessen Horowitz, Linse Capital, Next47, IVP, Playground, and NVIDIA.

Nov 28, 2023
Skydio Hayward, CA, USA
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more! About the role: Skydio is seeking an enthusiastic Manufacturing Quality Supervisor to assist in high-quality production. This role requires a technical and supervisory skill set combined with solid soft skills and a keen interest in aerospace-related hardware. This role will be based on-site in Hayward, CA (remote work not available): How you'll make an impact: Supervise a team of quality control inspectors Conduct regular inspections of raw materials and collaborate with the production team to identify and address quality issues...
Nov 23, 2023
Skydio Hayward, CA, USA
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more! About the role: Technical Support: Provide technical support to end-users, troubleshooting issues related to hardware, software, and network systems Maintain and repair IT equipment, including computers, printers, and related peripherals System Administration: Manage and maintain computer systems and servers, including Linux, Mac and Windows and Okta environments  Perform system updates, and security checks to ensure data integrity and system efficiency Network Management: Assist in the installation, configuration,...
Nov 22, 2023
Skydio San Mateo, CA, USA
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more! About the role: By combining best-in-class autonomy and cloud-connected real-time visibility, drones will become critical and ubiquitous infrastructure that can be deployed and monitored in real-time to solve a variety of problems faster, cheaper, and safer than ever before. As a full-stack intern, you will work on important and exciting projects related to building out cloud features and infrastructure required to turn this vision into a reality.  An ideal intern candidate is a junior, senior, or MS-level college student with practical...
Nov 22, 2023
Skydio Hayward, CA, USA
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more! About the role: As a Production Supervisor at Skydio, you’ll be responsible for running an end-to-end assembly and test line, producing the world’s most advanced autonomous drones. You will have a team of up to 45 technicians and leads reporting directly to you. You’ll work closely with the Planning Team to set production schedules, the Engineering team for troubleshooting and support, and the Inventory Control team to make sure you’ve got the right materials to meet your targets. This is a people leadership position that emphasizes the...
Nov 22, 2023
Skydio Hayward, CA, USA
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more! About the role: As a Production Supervisor at Skydio (Nightshift), you’ll be responsible for running an end-to-end assembly and test line, producing the world’s most advanced autonomous drones. You will have a team of up to 45 technicians and leads reporting directly to you. You’ll work closely with the Planning Team to set production schedules, the Engineering team for troubleshooting and support, and the Inventory Control team to make sure you’ve got the right materials to meet your targets. This is a people leadership position that...
Nov 17, 2023
Skydio San Mateo, CA, USA
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more! About the role: Skydio is seeking an experienced corporate communications professional to join the Communications team. This person will help build our growing brand and work to establish Skydio as the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight technology. They will lead media communications related to significant business milestones and company achievements, as well as manage Skydio’s blog and support Skydio’s presence on social media. As a key member on the Communications team, this person will support both...
Nov 17, 2023
Skydio San Mateo, CA, USA
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more! We are looking for a Summer 2024 Intern! As a member of the Product Design Team, you will work on meaningful projects that add value to Skydio and our users. You will solve complex, interesting problems and learn from a team of world-class engineers and researchers. As a member of the Product Design Team, you will work on meaningful projects that add value to Skydio and our users. You will solve complex, interesting problems and learn from a team of world-class engineers and researchers. On the job you will:  Conquer challenges...
Nov 17, 2023
Skydio San Mateo, CA, USA
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more! About the role: We are looking for a motivated Program Manager with a deep sense of ownership to lead and drive all aspects of implementation and delivery for our Federal and military customers. You will join Skydio’s Federal and Global Government mission success team as a program manager and be directly responsible for the success of our customers to include: On-boarding, project planning, technical execution, risk management and delivering Skydio’s industry leading autonomous solutions to customers. Internally, you work cross functionally...
Nov 17, 2023
Skydio Boston, MA, USA
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more! About the role: As an Autonomy Software Engineer at Skydio, you will help build our platform, develop new autonomous capabilities, and deploy these products to our customers. You will tackle a wide range of use cases, including situational awareness, emergency response, inspection, mapping, and multi-platform coordination. These represent some of the first deployments of autonomous robots to perform valuable real-world tasks.  Due to the nature of these products, the ability to obtain a US Government Security Clearance is required. How...
Nov 17, 2023
Skydio San Mateo, CA, USA
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more! About the role: Skydio is built around deep technological investments in autonomy that lead to breakthrough products. We are looking for a world-class engineering leader to manage and grow a team of experienced and dedicated autonomy engineers who built and continue to analyze and improve our core state estimation and obstacle avoidance systems (core vision).  You will lead the core vision team and own these systems, where we have already invested a decade of research and development.  Skydio's vision-based state estimation and obstacle...
Nov 17, 2023
Skydio San Mateo, CA, USA
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more! About the role: You’ll develop and execute commodity sourcing strategies of increasing scale for high-quality drone components. Emphasis on sourcing components and tooling for Mechanical manufacturing technologies and processes for precision custom mechanics (e.g., Custom Mechanical & Electro-Mechanical Sub-Assemblies, UAV Motors, and Custom Components from Injection Molding, CNC Machining, Die Casting, Metal Extrusions, Fasteners, Composites, Liquid Silicone Rubber Molding, and Precision Metal Stamping & Forming technologies.) In...
Nov 17, 2023
Skydio San Mateo, CA, USA
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more! About the role: We are seeking a talented multi-disciplinary engineer to define, implement, and continuously improve manufacturing test processes. In this role, your contributions will ensure that products are defect free, exceed quality requirements, and function reliably for our customers. How you'll make an impact: Collaborate with product design, quality, manufacturing, and software teams to define manufacturing test plans at the sub assembly and system level Create automated functional test equipment (ATE)Design PCB and...
Nov 17, 2023
Skydio San Mateo, CA, USA
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more! About the role: As a Senior Product Designer you will research, prototype, design and ship web and mobile applications that unlock Skydio hardware’s potential across a wide array of inspection, industrial, construction, public safety and defense use cases. You will work directly with the Sr. Director of Product Design, Designers, Product Managers, and Engineers to understand our customers' most pressing needs and build incredible cross-platform experiences. How you'll make an impact: Design core and new functionality for Skydio Cloud...
Nov 17, 2023
Skydio San Mateo, CA, USA
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more! About the role: The RF system connects users with our autonomous systems. As intelligent flying machines gain more independence, the demands on range and bandwidth are increasing; there is a huge opportunity to innovate within existing architectures to bring an incredible, highly-engineered product to market, and to define the next generation of RF frameworks and technologies. Skydio’s highly integrated electromechanical systems provide a rich set of engineering challenges and a huge opportunity to make an impact! How you'll make an...
Nov 17, 2023
Skydio San Mateo, CA, USA
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more! About the role: Skydio’s RF system connects users with our autonomous ecosystems. As intelligent flying machines gain more independence, the demands on range and bandwidth are increasing; there is a huge opportunity to innovate within existing architectures to bring an incredible, highly-engineered product to market, and to define the next generation of RF frameworks and technologies. Skydio’s highly integrated electromechanical systems provide a rich set of engineering challenges and a huge opportunity to make an impact! How you'll make...
Nov 17, 2023
Skydio San Mateo, CA, USA
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more! About the role: By combining best-in-class autonomy and cloud connected real-time visibility, drones will become critical and ubiquitous infrastructure that can be deployed and monitored in real time to solve a variety of problems faster, cheaper, and safer than ever before.  As a full stack engineer, you will be responsible for building out critical cloud features and infrastructure to make this vision a reality. You will be working across multiple parts of the Skydio stack and delivering new capabilities continuously to our growing...
Nov 17, 2023
Skydio San Mateo, CA, USA
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more! About the Team: As a Developer Experience Engineer, you will be an integral member of our cross-functional infrastructure team. Working closely with each team of engineers, you will identify the areas that can be enhanced to lower developer’s cognitive load, and make our engineering workflows and pipelines even more efficient. You’ll write common tools, provide development best practices, and guide with thoughtful leadership as we deliver software for our growing customer base world-wide. About the role: As a Software Engineer focused...
Nov 17, 2023
Skydio San Mateo, CA, USA
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more! About the role: By combining best-in-class autonomy and cloud-connected real-time visibility, drones are becoming critical and ubiquitous infrastructure that can be deployed and monitored in real time to solve a variety of problems faster, cheaper, and safer than ever before. As a front-end engineer, you will be responsible for building out critical real-time user interfaces and cloud features to make this vision a reality. While focusing on front-end and UIs, you will be working across multiple parts of the Skydio stack and delivering new...
Nov 17, 2023
Skydio San Mateo, CA, USA
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more! About the Team: Skydio’s Autonomy Engine is powered by an extensive C++ and Python codebase, which our mobile applications leverage to build user facing features Native Android code is primarily written in Kotlin, with some legacy Java classes About the role:  When a drone understands its surroundings, it can respond to a much richer set of input commands, allowing a user with a mobile device to communicate with the drone at a much higher-level than before. We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer who is excited to help...
Nov 17, 2023
Skydio San Mateo, CA, USA
Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more! About the role: By combining best-in-class autonomy and cloud connected real-time visibility, drones will become critical and ubiquitous infrastructure that can be deployed and monitored in real time to solve a variety of problems faster, cheaper, and safer than ever before. As one of the first security software engineers hired at Skydio, you will play a foundational role in defining, architecting, and developing best-in-class security infrastructure and processes at the forefront of the drone industry. You will be responsible for:...