Product Design Engineer Intern - Spring or Summer 2022
Skydio is the leading US drone manufacturer and 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 action sports enthusiasts to first responders.
About the role:
We are seeking Spring 2022 (January) and Summer 2022 (May/June) interns for our Product Design Team! As a member of the Product Design Team, you will work on meaningful projects that will add value to Skydio. You will solve interesting problems and learn from a world-class team of engineers and researchers. A few example projects are listed below:
Scrappy Wind Tunnel
- Exactly what it sounds like. Learn what makes a wind tunnel a wind tunnel.
- Make a wind tunnel.
- Stage 2 is to use this to learn about the aerodynamic forces on the drone to inform design improvements.
FA, Root Cause, Design/Process change to fix it, Implement it
- On a shipping or developing product, chase down an issue of concern down to the root cause.
- Create a fix, be it design change or process.
- Validate the fix.
- Work with supply base engineers and vendors to implement the fix.
Next Generation Prototyping
- Design and build prototypes to learn about critical performance items for next generation products
- Creatively use rapid prototyping processes to achieve the desired learnings in the most expedient and scrappy manner
What makes you a good fit:
- Ability to apply analytical problem solving skills and engineering fundamentals to create high-quality designs for a sophisticated electromechanical system.
- Passion for 3D CAD. Experience with CATIA is highly valued.
- Ability to design for a broad array of manufacturing processes (injection molding, metal casting, and CNC machining required, sheet metal forming and composites desired).
- Excellent sense of how best to prototype quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced scrappy environment.
- Passion for elegant mechanical design at the highest and lowest levels of detail.
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