Mechatronics Technician: Wire Harness Prototyping

Skild AI Inc.; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Skild AI Inc. is seeking a Mechatronics Technician in San Mateo, CA, to develop systems and processes ensuring quality, reliability, and performance across robotics platforms.

You will build prototypes, fabricate test setups, and support manufacturing workflows, collaborating with Electrical, Mechanical, and Firmware Engineers. The role requires hands-on experience with PCBAs, cables, and harnesses, plus the ability to interpret schematics and layouts and to work to IPC standards in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as an engineering technician in a prototype or development lab.
• Strong ability to read/interpret PCBA schematics, cable drawings, and test procedures independently.
• Experience with prototype electro-mechanical hardware (PCBAs, cables, harnesses, robotic/vehicle systems).
• Hands-on skills: soldering, crimping, rework, cable assembly to IPC standards; familiarity with electrical components, connectors, tools, and test equipment.
• Solid grasp of fundamental electrical engineering concepts.

Responsibilities

• Build and test prototypes, sub-assemblies, and feasibility units under engineering guidance.
• Interpret schematics, diagrams, and layouts to perform testing, checkout, troubleshooting, and rework of PCBAs and harnesses.
• Fabricate custom test equipment, boxes, and harnesses; procure and source components as needed.
• Operate and set up standard test equipment (oscilloscopes, analyzers, supplies, DMMs) and perform PCBA/cable rework to IPC standards.
• Adapt plans quickly in a fast-paced environment with evolving goals.

Skills

Read/interpret PCBA schematics

Prototype electro-mechanical hardware

Soldering & crimping

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Analyzers

DMMs

Job description

Skild AI Inc. is seeking a Mechatronics Technician in San Mateo, CA, to develop systems and processes ensuring quality, reliability, and performance across robotics platforms.

You will build prototypes, fabricate test setups, and support manufacturing workflows, collaborating with Electrical, Mechanical, and Firmware Engineers. The role requires hands-on experience with PCBAs, cables, and harnesses, plus the ability to interpret schematics and layouts and to work to IPC standards in a fast-paced