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Robotics Systems Engineer

Skild AI · San Mateo, CA · San Mateo

Roboticsonsitesenior$175k–$275k
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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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