# Robotics Engineer, Manipulation at Skild AI

- Company: Skild AI
- What the company does: Building general purpose robotic intelligence. Backed by General Catalyst, Lightspeed and Sequoia.
- Company website: https://www.skild.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Mateo, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2024-09-23
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/skildai-careers/jobs/4136372008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/skild-ai-robotics-engineer-manipulation/

## About the role

At Skild AI, we are building the world's first general purpose robotic intelligence that is robust and adapts to unseen scenarios without failing. We believe massive scale through data-driven machine learning is the key to unlocking these capabilities for the widespread deployment of robots within society. Our team consists of individuals with varying levels of experience and backgrounds, from new graduates to domain experts.

## What they're looking for

- BS, MS or higher degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience in designing robotic manipulation systems and deploying software on real robots
- Experience with writing controllers and knowledge of robotics (e.g., kinematics, dynamics, control, motion planning, SLAM)
- Proficiency in Python and at least one deep learning library such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, etc
- Systems-level understanding of the various software modules and their interfaces in a robotic application (ROS/ROS2, simulators, etc.)
- Publications at top-tier ML, robotics or CV conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CoRL, RSS, ICRA, CVPR, ECCV, ICCV)

Tags: Engineering