R&D Assembly Technician

Skild AI • San Mateo, CA

2h • $70,000 - $150,000

About The Position

We are looking for an R&D Assembly Technician to join our hardware team and play a hands-on role in building and bringing up early prototype units. You'll work closely with mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing engineers to assemble, wire, and calibrate new systems and feed your firsthand build experience back into the designs.

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 skill set 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 communication skills to give engineers actionable feedback

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed