Skydio

Electrical Engineer Intern

Skydio

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San MateoCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $47 - $58 per hour

Job Level

About the role

  • 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
Benefits
  • Paid vacation time
  • Sick leave
  • Holiday pay
  • 401K savings plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
low-voltage electronic hardware developmentschematic designPCB layoutprototypingfabricationcircuit board debuggingpower electronicsdigital electronicsanalog electronicsscripting in Python
Soft Skills
collaborationproblem-solvingautonomy