Software Engineering Intern, AI (Summer 2026)

Our mission at Skyryse is nothing less than a new era in flight, where fatalities are nearly zero, piloting any aircraft is simple and safe, and the sky is accessible to all. SkyOS, our industry-first universal operating system for flight, provides any airplane or helicopter with a fly-by-wire flight management solution that significantly reduces the complexity of flying. Skyryse One, our first production aircraft powered by SkyOS, was unveiled in 2024 and features the simplest, safest, and most intuitive flight controls in general aviation.

This internship is based in our El Segundo office. As an Engineering Intern on our Software Engineering Team, you will take part in designing, developing and integrating our SkyOS software. You will be given projects and tasks to help develop, enhance throughput and develop tools for the flight software.

The Summer Intern Program will run for 12 weeks starting in May / June depending on your academic calendar. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct cutting-edge generative AI and NLP research in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Contribute to the design of AI-driven features that enhance user experience and product functionality for aerospace applications
• Design new agent architectures to improve end-to-end performance of AI workflows
• Develop low fidelity, application specific AI applications that can be locally hosted
• Design, run, and evaluate experiments to improve LLMs on various NLP benchmarks
• Execute data engineering tasks to curate data for LLM pre-training, fine-tuning, RAG
• Help develop roadmaps that utilize generative AI and knowledge retrieval to understand and integrate new research in the product roadmap
• Understand and apply responsible AI practices, including considerations of bias, fairness, and data privacy

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Currently enrolled in a university pursuing your Masters in an engineering discipline (Computer Science, Software Engineering, or similar)
• Graduating between December 2025 & June 2027
• Proficiency in Natural Language Processing

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• PhD Student studying Computer Science (or similar)
• Prior internship experience in aviation a bonus 
• Piloting experience a bonus

WHY SKYRYSE?

• The opportunity to change the world through improving aviation safety and accessibility
• Salary Range: $35-40 / Hour
• A company with an ambitious vision, a dynamic work environment, and a team of smart, motivated, and fun to work-with colleagues!

COME AS YOU ARE

Skyryse is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

NO AGENCY CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED. 

 

Client-provided location(s): Los Angeles, CA

Job ID: 7341596

Employment Type: INTERN

Posted: 2025-10-20T18:30:13