Autonomy Flight Systems Intern

At Wisk, we're transforming the future of urban mobility through safe, all-electric, autonomous flight. We are a passionate team working together toward a sustainable future, solving high-impact problems that have never been solved before. By delivering everyday flight for everyone, we're making it possible to spend less time getting there and more time being there. If you want to be part of shaping the future of mobility, then read on!

Wisk’s internship experience is a 12 week, hands-on program. Our goal for our internship program is to see what it’s like to be a full-time Wisk employee and complete meaningful work.

We are looking for an Autonomy Flight Systems Intern to join our team for summer 2026. The goal of an Autonomy Flight Systems Intern at Wisk is to help design, implement, and test algorithms for Airborne Traffic Detection, Detect And Avoid (DAA) Alerting and Directive Guidance, Automatic Return to Course and Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance using Model-based design (MBD).

Responsibilities:

• As part of the Autoflight and Navigation organization, and deployed in the Conflict Detection & Resolution team you will act as a Autonomy Flight Systems Intern for a novel type of aircraft development targeting the autonomous UAM market.

• You will take part in developing, testing, and integrating critical software and simulation pipelines that contribute to the robust safety case for autonomous flight.

• You will help support problem solving activities to improve the accuracy, efficiency, and reliability of our conflict detection and resolution algorithms and simulation environments.

Requirements:

• Must be currently pursuing a bachelors, masters, or PhD degree with an expected graduation date between December 2026 and June 2028.

• Strong academic background in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related technical field.

• Hands-on engineering experience in university programs or courses in the areas of control systems, radar-based perception, signal processing, sensor fusion, and/or path planning.

• Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink and Python.

• Familiarity with software development best practices, including version control (e.g., Git) and Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) concepts is a plus.

Job Type: Internship

Pay Rate for this internship opportunity is up to $30 per hour

We are committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity, and we encourage  individuals from all backgrounds, including those from marginalized or underrepresented groups in the tech industry and aerospace, to apply for our job openings. We consider  every candidate who shares our passion for making the impossible possible, even if they may not strictly meet all preferred requirements. We firmly believe that a diverse range of perspectives can profoundly influence both our product and our company culture.

Wisk HQ is located in Mountain View just a couple of hundred feet from Shoreline Lake and its surrounding walking/jogging trails. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, 9 off Fridays for full-time employees throughout the year, flexible vacation time off, 11 company holidays, a 401(k) plan with 50% company matching vested immediately, commuter assistance, and education assistance. And on top of all that, we also offer a variety of perks such as free catered lunches, flight lessons, wellness allowances, snacks, drinks, employee referral bonus, charitable giving match, patent bonus program, and more.

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