Quality Control Technician

The role

This person will perform in-process, final, and incoming inspections for robots, accessories, and materials. They will document findings, identify nonconforming products, and work with manufacturing and engineering to resolve quality issues.

What you will do

• Inspect incoming components, materials, and subassemblies against engineering drawings and specifications.
• Perform in-line and in-process inspections at assembly checkpoints.
• Complete final inspections of manufactured robots and accessories.
• Perform visual receiving inspections of incoming return material authorization (RMA) robots and accessories.
• Record RMA inspection findings and photographs.
• Use measuring instruments and inspection tools to check dimensions, fit, finish, and assembly quality.
• Identify, label, and segregate nonconforming material or products.
• Maintain accurate inspection records, checklists, and quality data.
• Communicate recurring defects and quality trends to manufacturing, engineering, and quality personnel.
• Coordinate inspections with production and receiving priorities.

Required qualifications

• Regular sitting, standing, and walking in a manufacturing environment
• Close visual inspection and hands-on use of inspection tools
• Bending and reaching to handle components and access inspection points

Nice to have

• At least 5 years of experience in quality control, quality inspection, or a similar role supporting electro-mechanical manufacturing
• Experience performing incoming, in-process, and final inspections of mechanical parts, electrical components, or assembled products
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, dimensions, tolerances, specifications, bills of materials, and inspection instructions
• Hands-on experience using calipers, micrometers, and other inspection or measuring equipment appropriate to the product
• Ability to evaluate electro-mechanical assembly workmanship, including hardware installation, PCBA placement, cable routing, connector engagement, and labeling
• Strong attention to detail and sound judgment when comparing inspection results with documented acceptance criteria
• Experience documenting defects, maintaining traceable inspection records, and handling nonconforming material through established procedures
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to organize inspection priorities, work independently within defined procedures, and escalate unclear requirements or quality concerns
• Comfort using Google Docs, Google Sheets, email, and electronic quality or production systems

About the company

Skild AI is building the world's first general purpose robotic intelligence that is robust and adapts to unseen scenarios without failing. The team consists of individuals with varying levels of experience and backgrounds.