Autonomy Engineer Intern – Deep Learning, Computational Photography

Skydio

Deep Learning Engineer Intern at Skydio developing AI solutions for autonomous drones and aerial mobility. Focus on deep learning models and computational photography applications in hybrid work environment.

Posted 4/21/2026internshipZurich • 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandEntry LevelWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudPythonPyTorch

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement and deploy deep learning models with a particular focus on computational photography applications such as super-resolution, multi-frame denoising, low light imaging, High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging etc.
Leverage massive amounts of real world video and other sensor data for data mining, curation, labeling, training and evaluation
Leverage large scale and diverse synthetic data to power deep learning algorithms
Leverage state-of-the-art foundation models for knowledge distillation and label efficient learning
Refine and optimize models for low-latency on embedded hardware
Refine and optimize models for cloud-based deployment in latency tolerant applications
Develop evaluation benchmarks and metrics to quantify the performance of autonomous systems
Be a generalist helping out on all aspects of the software when needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

M.S. or Ph.D. in computer science, electrical engineering or related discipline
Demonstrated hands-on experience designing, training and deploying deep learning models
Ability to deliver high quality, well-architected code (Python/PyTorch and preferably, C++)
Leverage state-of-the-art academic papers and literature for fast iteration
Ability to thrive in a fast paced, collaborative and highly technical team environment
Comfortable navigating and delivering within a complex codebase
Strong communication skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

deep learningcomputational photographysuper-resolutionmulti-frame denoisinglow light imagingHigh Dynamic Range (HDR) imagingdata miningPythonPyTorchC++

Soft Skills

strong communication skillscollaborativeability to thrive in fast paced environmentproblem-solvingadaptability

Certifications

M.S. in computer sciencePh.D. in computer scienceM.S. in electrical engineeringPh.D. in electrical engineering