R&D Assembly Technician
Skild AI · San Mateo, CA · San Mateo
Roboticsonsite$70k–$150k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build and bring up early prototype robots with hardware engineers.
- Assemble, wire, and calibrate systems for general-purpose robotic intelligence.
- Feed firsthand build experience back into next design revisions.
Ideal candidate
Hands-on builder who loves taking complex hardware apart and together and thrives in ambiguous R&D. Curious, communicative generalist eager to shape early prototypes alongside engineers.
Requirements
- Hands-on assembly experience with complex electromechanical hardware — robotics, EVs, aerospace, medical devices, or similar
- Comfort with ambiguity and incomplete documentation in a fast-moving R&D environment
- Strong generalist skill set across torque/fastening, wiring and harnessing, soldering, reading CAD and GD&T, and basic electrical troubleshooting
- Genuine curiosity about how things go together and communication skills to give engineers actionable feedback
Lab profile
About Skild AI
Building general-purpose robotic intelligence that adapts robustly to unseen scenarios.
What they build
- General-purpose robotic intelligence
- Scalable foundation model for robot deployment
Known for
- Large-scale data-driven machine learning
- Robust adaptation to unseen scenarios
- Computer vision and manipulation
- Simulation and embedded systems
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