1 day ago
San Mateo, CA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Responsibilities
- Build automated manufacturing tests that verify each robot is fully functional before shipment and track results for each robot.
- Convert provisioning, flashing, and calibration scripts into guided technician workflows.
- Build one-click service tests for verifying repaired robots.
- Build startup self-checks for hardware, software versions, and configuration.
- Define subsystem pass/fail criteria with hardware, perception, and controls teams.
- Root-cause test failures across hardware, firmware, and software and drive fixes with owning teams.
- Track failure modes and recurring issues and feed improvements back into design, assembly, and test processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or higher degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- At least 3 years of industry experience.
- Proficiency in Python and C++.
- Experience writing software that interfaces with motors, sensors, and embedded devices.
- Experience building automated tests, manufacturing test stations, or technician-facing test tools.
- Ability to debug across hardware and software, including reading schematics and working with CAN or EtherCAT communication buses.
- Experience with Linux and ROS, ROS2, or similar robotics middleware.
- Familiarity with camera calibration or sensor bring-up is preferred.
About Skild AI
Skild AI builds a general-purpose robotic intelligence and software stack to train and deploy robots that adapt to varied, unseen tasks for commercial use. It offers a platform and models for robot manufacturers and enterprises automating physical work, with support for integration across manipulators and mobile systems. Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, the privately held company raised a Series C in 2026.