Robotics Manipulation & Controls Engineer

About this role

Skild AI seeks a Robotics Manipulation & Controls Engineer to develop software for advanced robotic manipulation systems. You'll design algorithms, build controllers and perception stacks, and deploy machine learning models on real robot hardware in the San Mateo area.

What you'll do

• Design algorithms, models, and techniques for robotic manipulation tasks
• Develop hardware and software systems for manipulation platforms
• Write controllers, planners, and perception systems for real-world robot deployment
• Develop and maintain production-level C++ and Python code
• Collaborate with ML engineers to integrate state-of-the-art models onto robots
• Optimize robotic software for performance, reliability, and scalability

What they're looking for

• Robotics controls and kinematics/dynamics
• Motion planning and SLAM
• C++ and Python programming
• Deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX)
• ROS/ROS2 and robotics simulation
• Computer vision and sensor integration
• Robot learning techniques (reinforcement learning, imitation learning)
• Hardware design and real robot deployment

Benefits

• Competitive base salary $100,000–$300,000 USD
• Work on general-purpose robotic intelligence
• Collaborate with experienced researchers and ML team
• Deploy cutting-edge learning algorithms on real hardware