Join Skild AI as a Robotics Systems Engineer to shape the architecture and reliability of innovative robotic platforms.
Posted by employer 1 day ago
First seen on Joblaze 2 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 2 hours ago
What you'll build
- Define system-level specifications
- Drive hands-on bring-up of new sensors
- Build hardware qualification pipelines
- Perform FMEA and run investigations
- Partner with ML research engineers
Must have
- 5+ years of experience in systems engineering
- Strong fluency across mechanical assemblies
- Proficiency with Linux-based robotics tools
- Proven experience taking complex products from zero-to-one
- Experience deploying ML policies onto hardware
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with industrial functional safety standards
- Background with high-performance BLDC actuators
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
The Robotics Systems Engineer at Skild AI is responsible for overseeing the system-level architecture and integration of a new robotic platform, ensuring its reliability through rigorous testing. This role requires expertise in mechanical design, electrical integration, and machine learning policy deployment, with a strong emphasis on hands-on experience with various sensors and communication protocols. Ideal candidates will have over five years in systems engineering or robotics, and should be comfortable navigating the challenges of a fast-paced startup environment. Skild AI's team is diverse, welcoming individuals from various backgrounds who are eager to innovate.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze November 6, 2026. Last confirmed on Skild AI's careers page November 6, 2026.
- Salary band is above the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$127,600).
- Starts above 79% of 299 comparable senior other roles in United States that list Python we track (median $150,000 across 60 companies). See Python salary trends
- Python appears in 16.6% of 2657 comparable senior other roles in United States; FMEA appears in 0.2% of 2657 comparable senior other roles in United States.
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Skild AI lists $175,000–$275,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Robotics Systems Engineer role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: C++, FMEA, Linux, Machine Learning, Python, Robotics.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Skild AI targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Robotics Systems Engineer role at Skild AI.
From the original posting
Company Overview
Position Overview
We are seeking a Robotics Systems Engineer to own the system-level architecture, integration, and reliability of a new robotic platform. You will work across mechanical design, electrical integration, embedded firmware, and ML policy deployment. You will shape product architecture decisions and prove the platform is ready through testing against external standards and internal targets.
Responsibilities
- Define system-level specifications, interfaces, power budgets, and sensor suites across diverse robot morphologies, including quadrupeds, humanoids, and custom mobility platforms.
- Drive hands-on bring-up of new sensors, compute payloads, actuation systems, and custom power distribution architectures on third-party and in-house robotic hardware.
- Build hardware qualification pipelines, end-of-line functional tests, and diagnostic frameworks to verify system readiness before field deployment.
- Perform FMEA and run rapid root-cause investigations on hardware failures seen in field operation or aggressive policy stress testing.
- Partner with ML research engineers, mechanical design teams, and manufacturing technicians to turn software performance goals into hardware requirements and physical test fixtures.
- Standardize sensor sync protocols, communication topologies (CAN bus, EtherCAT, Ethernet, GMSL), and cabling architectures for hardware survivability in high-impact industrial operations.
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, mechatronics, or robotics hardware development.
- Strong fluency across mechanical assemblies, custom wire harnessing, power electronics, sensor integration (LiDAR, depth cameras, IMUs, encoders, load cells, force/torque sensors), and embedded communication protocols (CAN, EtherCAT, SPI, UART, GMSL).
- Proficiency with Linux-based robotics tools (ROS/ROS2, system telemetry), bench debugging equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers), 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 (ISO 13849, IEC 61508) 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.
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