Robotic Systems Technician

Tombot is a robotics startup company based in the greater Los Angeles area. Jennie, our robotic puppy, was named a Best of CES® Award winner at CES 2026, and was designed to support over 50 million seniors with dementia worldwide. We're building a passionate team to help deliver these life-changing robotic companions to the people who need them most.

This role focuses on robot behavior definition, motion design, and system validation. Robotics Systems Technicians help ensure that intended robot behaviors are clearly communicated, correctly implemented, and reliably executed on real hardware. The role requires both technical rigor and a degree of artistry to ensure that behaviors convey emotion, personality, and intentional motion quality.

Behavior and motion design are core competencies in this role and are used as technical tools for reasoning about robot movement, interaction, and system performance. Alongside this work, the position contributes hands-on to system testing, integration, and manufacturing readiness.

We expect to hire multiple technicians from this role profile. While all hires share the same foundation, individual areas of emphasis may be prioritized after onboarding.

The expected compensation range for this non-exempt position is $30-$50 per hour. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, internal equity, and market factors.

• Build and validate robot behaviors and motion sequences that bring Jennie to life, creating expressive movements that convey emotion and personality while remaining technically robust.
• Refine motion quality through hands-on testing and iteration to ensure behaviors feel natural, responsive, and aligned with product intent.
• Validate robot behavior on physical hardware and identify mismatches between intent and execution.
• Support integration, debugging, and refinement across mechanical, electrical, firmware, and software subsystems.
• Execute structured test procedures and regression testing.
• Log, track, and help triage issues using standard bug-tracking tools.
• Maintain concise technical documentation related to testing and validation activities.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to support stable releases and reliable demonstrations.

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in engineering, robotics, computer science, or related field—or equivalent hands‑on experience.
• Strong technical communication skills and ability to create clear diagrams or documentation when needed.
• Familiarity with structured testing, QA workflows, and issue tracking.
• Programming or scripting experience in one or more languages (e.g., Python, C/C++, Java, MATLAB).
• Comfortable working hands‑on with electromechanical systems.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work across disciplines.
• Adaptable, resourceful, and eager to learn in a fast‑paced startup environment.

• Experience with robotics systems, embedded systems, or real‑time control.
• Familiarity with tools such as ROS, Unity, Blender, After Effects, Figma, or similar.
• Experience supporting system validation or manufacturing‑adjacent activities.
• Familiarity with SQL or other data‑query tools for analyzing system logs or behavioral data.
• Experience working with tools used to define, test, and refine physical robot behavior, including achieving natural and realistic motion.

Tombot is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply.