Robotics Prototyping & Fleet Support Engineer

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

Job summary

Skild AI Inc. is seeking a hands-on Support Engineer to develop systems ensuring quality, reliability, and performance across robotics platforms.

You will prototype hardware from concept to bring-up, diagnose electromechanical issues, and support manufacturing workflows. You will split time between fleet triage and rapid prototyping, collaborating with Electrical, Mechanical, and Firmware Engineers to scale production and improve reliability.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a prototype, development, or failure-analysis lab.
• Experience with robotic, vehicle, or drone hardware (PCBAs, harnesses, actuators, sensors, power systems).
• Ability to root-cause hardware failures methodically from first principles and communicate findings clearly.
• Proficiency in reading PCBA schematics, cable drawings, and test procedures.

Responsibilities

• Own fleet uptime: troubleshoot, root-cause, and repair electromechanical issues across a growing fleet with minimal supervision, and run the repair/RMA workflow from intake through return to service.
• Track failures across the fleet, identify recurring issues, and write clear root-cause reports that drive design and process fixes.
• Drive rapid prototypes end to end: build, test, and iterate on sub-assemblies, feasibility units, and full systems alongside other engineering teams.
• Design in CAD and fabricate custom test fixtures, jigs, enclosures, and harnesses; produce machining-ready drawings using GD&T.
• Read and interpret schematics, PCB layouts, and cable drawings to bring up, test, troubleshoot, and rework PCBA s and create custom harnesses.
• Operate standard bench equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, programmable power supplies, DMMs) and perform PCBA and cable rework to IPC standards.
• Use the command line to flash firmware, pull and parse logs over SSH or serial console, and run diagnostic scripts during debug and bring-up.
• Document prototyping phases, test procedures, and failure analyses clearly; manage design files and documentation under version control; source and procure components, and maintain organized BOMs for prototypes.
• Maintain and troubleshoot lithium battery systems across the fleet: safe handling and charging, monitoring BMS behavior, and diagnosing pack and cell-level faults.

Skills

Root-cause analysis

CAD design

Onshape

PCBAs

SMD soldering

Python scripting

Linux

Electrical hardware

Test fixture design

Education

BS/MS in Mechatronics, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Onshape

Job description

Skild AI Inc. is seeking a hands-on Support Engineer to develop systems ensuring quality, reliability, and performance across robotics platforms.

You will prototype hardware from concept to bring-up, diagnose electromechanical issues, and support manufacturing workflows. You will split time between fleet triage and rapid prototyping, collaborating with Electrical, Mechanical, and Firmware Engineers to scale production and improve reliability.