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Autonomy Engineer - Deep Learning

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Skydio

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United States , San Mateo

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Salary:

170000.00 - 277500.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

Learning a semantic and geometric understanding of the world from visual data is the core of our autonomy system. We are pushing the boundaries of what is possible with real-time deep networks to accelerate progress in intelligent aerial robots that can autonomously navigate in unknown environments and deliver operational value to users.

Job Responsibility:

  • Design, implement, and deploy computer vision and multimodal deep learning models for Skydio’s autonomy system
  • 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
  • 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:

  • 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
What we offer:
  • Equity in the form of stock options
  • Comprehensive benefits packages
  • Relocation assistance may also be provided for eligible roles
  • Group health insurance plans
  • Paid vacation time
  • Sick leave
  • Holiday pay
  • 401K savings plan

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 03, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
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