Philipp Föhn
Senior Autonomy Engineer at Skydio
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolPhilipp Föhn is a Senior Autonomy Engineer based in Zurich with nine years of experience building autonomous real-time robotic systems, currently advancing autonomy at Skydio. He holds a PhD from the University of Zurich and strong foundations from ETH Zurich, blending academic rigor with hands-on industry delivery. His background spans perception, controls and vehicle dynamics from roles in academic labs, motorsport, and inspection robotics, giving him a rare end-to-end view of autonomy stacks. At Skydio he progressed from Autonomy Engineer to Senior Autonomy Engineer, translating research-grade algorithms into robust, production-ready systems for fast-moving platforms. Colleagues describe him as methodical and pragmatic—equally comfortable tuning low-latency control loops as navigating system-level tradeoffs. Outside work he brings a practical engineering mindset rooted in early hands-on roles from workshops to student teams, which informs his focus on reliable, safety-minded autonomy.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Bachelor’s Degree at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichDoctor of Science, Doctor of Science at University of ZurichHigh School, High School at Kantonsschule Kollegium Schwyz
German, English
Github Skills (44)
agile10
toolbox9
robotics9
model-predictive-control9
quantitative9
cuda8
drake8
evaluation7
modem7
rpg7
css7
utility7
driver6
window-manager6
simulator6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
foehnx/foehnx
Nov 2021 - Apr 2025
Contributions:4 PRs, 19 pushes, 5 branches in 3 years 6 months
uzh-rpg/agilicious
Jun 2022 - Dec 2022
Agile flight done right!
Contributions:4 reviews, 5 commits, 1 PR in 5 months
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