Robotics Software Engineer: Integration & Test Excellence

Skild AI Inc.; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Skild AI Inc. in San Mateo, CA is seeking a Software Engineer to own software that provisions, calibrates, and tests our robots, from manufacturing through service and repair. You will ensure each robot leaves the line as a complete system and can be verified without engineering help.

You will collaborate with manufacturing, hardware, firmware, and robotics teams to turn recurring failures into lasting product improvements and build automated tests and technician-facing workflows.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS, Robotics, Engineering or equivalent.
• At least 3 years of industry experience.
• Strong Python and C++ programming skills.
• Experience with hardware interfacing to motors, sensors, and embedded devices.
• Experience building automated tests or manufacturing test setups.
• Ability to debug across hardware and software and read schematics.

Responsibilities

• Build automated manufacturing tests verifying each robot is fully functional before leaving the line.
• Turn provisioning, flashing, and calibration scripts into guided workflows for technicians.
• Build one-click service tests to verify a robot is fully repaired before handoff.
• Create startup self-checks validating hardware, software versions, and configurations at boot.
• Define pass/fail criteria with hardware, perception, and controls teams.
• Root-cause test failures across hardware, firmware, and software and drive fixes.
• Track failure modes and feed learnings back into design, assembly, and test processes.

Skills

Python

C++

Robotics

Linux

ROS/ROS2

Camera calibration

Hardware interfacing

CAN/EtherCAT

Education

BS in Computer Science or Robotics or Engineering

MS or higher in Engineering

Tools

ROS/ROS2

Embedded devices

CAN

EtherCAT

Job description

Skild AI Inc. in San Mateo, CA is seeking a Software Engineer to own software that provisions, calibrates, and tests our robots, from manufacturing through service and repair. You will ensure each robot leaves the line as a complete system and can be verified without engineering help.

You will collaborate with manufacturing, hardware, firmware, and robotics teams to turn recurring failures into lasting product improvements and build automated tests and technician-facing workflows.