Robotics Applications Engineer: Deploy & Optimize AI

Skild AI; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Skild AI is seeking a hands-on Robotics Application Engineer to build software bridging our models and real-world deployments. You will design, develop, and deploy robotic software, integrate into production environments, and work across hardware, software, and model layers.

You'll partner with ML and robotics engineers to diagnose deployment failures, improve algorithms, and document runbooks and tooling for rapid, scalable operation in dynamic settings.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or higher degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy software for robotic systems, including programming, configuration, and validation.
• Integrate and deploy robotic software solutions into production environments.
• Test, troubleshoot, and debug robotic applications - tracing failures across hardware, software, and model layers.
• Work closely with ML and core robotics engineers to surface deployment failures, reproduce edge cases, and translate field learnings into system improvements.
• Analyze and improve robot algorithms and system performance over time.
• Build and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and tooling to support configuration, monitoring, and performance evaluation.
• Collaborate with hardware, operations, and R&D teams to optimize robotic performance and scalability.

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science, Robotics, or related field

Job description

Skild AI is seeking a hands-on Robotics Application Engineer to build software bridging our models and real-world deployments. You will design, develop, and deploy robotic software, integrate into production environments, and work across hardware, software, and model layers.

You'll partner with ML and robotics engineers to diagnose deployment failures, improve algorithms, and document runbooks and tooling for rapid, scalable operation in dynamic settings.