# Hardware In Loop (HIL) Software Engineer Intern - Winter 2027

Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial mobility. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users, from utility inspectors to first responders, soldiers in battlefield scenarios, and beyond. About the role: We are looking for interns for the Winter 2027 Season. You will contribute to the development and optimization of Skydio's embedded hardware in the loop (HIL) system. Including the Python test framework, its CI integration, the fleet of physical test stations, and the devices on them. You'll help guide its technical direction, keep it reliable as the number of products and tests grows, and make it easy for other teams to add tests. An ideal intern candidate is a junior, senior, or MS-level college student with industry experience developing test infrastructure with familiarity of device-level embedded software or firmware. About the team: The Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) team is responsible for the develop

- **Id**: 4033013
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/skydio-hardware-in-loop-hil-software-engineer-intern-winter-2027>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: intern
- **Employment type**: internship
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: San Mateo, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T18:03:40Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T19:11:19Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4486
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Drones & UAVs, Computer Vision, Military Drones, Drone AI

## Company

- **Id**: 6786
- **Name**: Skydio
- **Domain**: skydio.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/skydio>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 73
- **Open postings**: 26
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.885
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 64
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 53
- **Max**: 70
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: hour
- **Usd annual**: 140000

## Technologies

- **Docker** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: phd
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T19:11:19Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 34 · green card filings: 6; Filings 12m: 34

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 64
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T20:26:19Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 140000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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