Technical Animator Job at Skild AI in San Francisco

Technical Animator at Skild AI

We are building the world's first general‑purpose robotic intelligence that is robust and adapts to unseen scenarios without failing. Our team includes individuals ranging from new graduates to domain experts. We value demonstrated abilities and attitude over industry background.

Position Overview

We’re looking for a Technical Animator to help bring our robotic simulations to life. In this role you will work closely with the simulation, perception, and autonomy teams to develop high‑fidelity motion systems and animations for human and robot avatars. Your work will directly support model training and evaluation, helping us generate realistic motion data to train large‑scale neural networks.

Responsibilities

• Build high‑quality motion capture systems
• Collaborate with robotics teams to synthesize realistic robot motions
• Collaborate with ML teams to develop state‑of‑the‑art techniques for motion generation
• Design and build pipelines for processing animation data

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of industry experience in technical animation, game development, VFX, or simulation
• Competence in building accurate motion capture systems
• Strong foundation in rigging, character animation, and physics‑based motion systems
• Familiarity with deep‑learning based motion synthesis techniques
• Background working with humanoid or robotic characters in simulation

Base Salary Range

$100,000—$300,000 USD

Seniority Level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

• Full‑time

Job Function

• Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
• Software Development