Destava

Autonomy Engineer Intern, Reinforcement Learning, 2027 (HQ)

Skydio is hiring for Autonomy Engineer Intern, Reinforcement Learning, 2027 (HQ) in San Mateo, California, United States. Intern level. First seen October 27, 2026; open as of November 11, 2026. Jobs taken straight from company career pages — no aggregator in between.

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Company
Skydio
Where
San Mateo, California, United States
Level
Intern
First seen
October 27, 2026
Listed via
Ashby

What the posting says

How you'll make an impact: - Navigation & avoidance in the wild: Train policies that adapt online to cluttered 3D scenes (forests, bridges, urban canyons), complementing our stack for robust obstacle avoidance and dynamic goal-seeking. - RL-augmented planning: Fuse learned cost shaping / value functions with trajectory optimization for smooth, agile flight with tight safety envelopes and mission constraints. - Sim to Real at scale: Build scalable datasets and training loops with Isaac Lab, domain randomization, residual learning, and safety filters; validate on real drones weekly. -…

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