- Robot type
- Robot AI and Software
- Location
- San MateoCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Manufacturing
- Posted
- May 18, 2026
- Salary
- $26–$50 an hour
Full-time
Engineering Technician
Job description
We build embodied foundation models, starting with a focus on dexterity. This requires advancing the frontiers of data, models, and hardware, to enable robots to intelligently interact with the physical world.
The company embraces both large-scale AI and robotics as core to its DNA. Our team of researchers, roboticists, and company builders come from OpenAI, Boston Dynamics, Google DeepMind, and other frontier labs—with a track record of shipping AI breakthroughs.
At Generalist, we are on a mission to build general intelligence for the physical world and make it useful to everyone.
Job responsibilities
- Assembling mechanical components into fully functioning robotic systems
- Performing basic electrical work (routing wires, connecting components, installing connectors)
- Reading and executing build instructions with high accuracy
- Using hand tools, power tools, and specialized equipment to perform precise assembly work
- Inspecting and testing assemblies to ensure quality and functionality
- Identifying defects, misalignments, or inconsistencies and escalating quickly
- Following SOPs, safety standards, and best practices during all builds
- Maintaining a clean, organized, and efficient workspace