Robotics Systems Engineer
Skild AI · San Mateo, CA · San Mateo
Roboticsonsitesenior$175k–$275k
At a glance
Highlights
- Own system architecture, integration and reliability of a new robotic platform.
- Work across quadrupeds, humanoids and custom mobility platforms.
- Prove platform readiness through testing against external standards.
Ideal candidate
A hands-on systems thinker who thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous startup environments and is passionate about taking complex robots from prototype to reliable field deployment.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, mechatronics, or robotics hardware development.
- Strong fluency across mechanical assemblies, custom wire harnessing, power electronics, sensor integration and embedded communication protocols.
- Proficiency with Linux-based robotics tools, bench debugging equipment, and test scripting in Python/C++.
- Proven experience taking complex electromechanical or robotic products from zero-to-one prototyping through verification and high-reliability field deployment.
- Experience deploying ML policies or AI-driven control loops directly onto physical hardware.
- Hands-on experience with industrial functional safety standards or EMI/EMC compliance for mobility platforms.
- Background with high-performance BLDC actuators, cycloidal/harmonic drive gearboxes, and high-density battery management systems.
- Thrives in fast-paced startup environments with ambiguous requirements and tight iteration loops.
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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