# Senior Robot Animator 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: Senior
- Location: San Mateo, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-25
- Apply by: 2026-10-09
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/skildai-careers/jobs/5406247008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/skild-ai-senior-robot-animator/

## 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

- 5+ years animating professionally in film/VFX, games, or robotics, or equivalent senior-level experience — demo reel required
- Expert keyframe animation with a strong sense of weight, timing, and body mechanics
- Rigging experience with mechanical or articulated characters: constraints, IK/FK, joint limits, mechanism-accurate setups
- Comfortable cleaning, editing, and retargeting motion capture onto non-human skeletons
- Background working with humanoid or robotic characters in simulation or the real world
- Familiarity with controls/rigid-body dynamics/simulation is a plus

Tags: Engineering