R&D Assembly Technician

Skild AI
San Mateo
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 70,000 - 150,000 annuallyFunction: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled TradesSkills: ["Problem-solving","Attention to detail","Curiosity"]

Hands-on R&D assembly role building and bringing up early prototype units. Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing engineers to assemble, wire, and calibrate systems, provide feedback for design improvements, and grow into build-system responsibilities as needed.

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Skild AI
Skild AI
3 months ago

R&D Assembly Technician

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Job Summary

Hands-on R&D assembly role building and bringing up early prototype units. Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing engineers to assemble, wire, and calibrate systems, provide feedback for design improvements, and grow into build-system responsibilities as needed.
Location: San Mateo
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled Trades

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build, assemble, and calibrate prototype and early-production units — including mechanical assembly, wiring and harnessing, fastening, and subsystem integration
  • •Surface assembly issues, fit problems, and DFA/DFM feedback that informs the next design revision
  • •Develop and refine assembly work instructions (SWIs) as processes are established for the first time
  • •Troubleshoot build issues alongside the engineering team and contribute to real-time problem solving
  • •Optionally grow into BOM and build-system work (OpenBOM, version control) based on interest

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 70,000 - 150,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Hands-on assembly experience with complex electromechanical hardware (robotics, EVs, aerospace, medical devices, or similar); no degree required
  • •Comfort with ambiguity and incomplete documentation in a fast-moving R&D environment
  • •Strong generalist skills across torque/fastening, wiring and harnessing, soldering, reading CAD and GD&T, and basic electrical troubleshooting
  • •Genuine curiosity about how things go together and the ability to communicate actionable feedback to engineers
  • •Interest in potentially growing into BOM and build-system work (OpenBOM, version control)
Skills:Problem-solvingAttention to detailCuriosity
Languages:English
Tech Stack:CADGD&TOpenBOMSolderingWiringTorque fastening

Company Brief

Skild AI
Develops AI-driven solutions focused on applying machine learning to automate and enhance business workflows, delivering predictive insights and intelligent automation for enterprise use cases.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
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