Skild AI
Robotics Engineer, Teleoperation
San Mateo +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Location
- San Mateo
San Mateo, California, United States - Education
- BS, MS or higher degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Own and improve robot teleoperation systems that support reliable data collection for training robotics models.
What you'll do
- Troubleshoot teleoperation failures affecting data collection and build monitoring tools to detect them.
- Evaluate and integrate teleoperation hardware and software, and benchmark robot end-effectors.
- Work with operators and cross-functional teams to make teleoperation faster, more reliable, and easier to use.
What they ask for
- Proficiency in Python and C++.
- Experience developing or debugging software on real robots.
Nice to have
- Experience with teleoperation, VR/AR, or motion capture systems; video streaming and basic computer vision.
- Familiarity with robot kinematics, inverse kinematics, motion retargeting, Linux, networking, and ROS/ROS2 or similar middleware.
Tools
Python, C++, OpenXR, Unity, GStreamer, Linux, ROS/ROS2
AI focus
Teleoperation systems provide data used to train robotics models; the role improves the reliability and capability of those systems.
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