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title: 'Assembly Technician at Gritt Robotics Inc'
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# Assembly Technician at Gritt Robotics Inc

- **Company:** Gritt Robotics Inc
- **Location:** South San Francisco, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-07-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/gritt/0e7e323e-52cf-4a8d-a656-1052cb77d087

## Job description

[Gritt](https://www.gritt.ai/) is an intelligent system that combines robotics and AI to build the infrastructure that pulls society forward. Gritt deploys via simple attachments to common equipment found on construction sites and autonomously performs labor-intensive tasks, verification, and planning. Gritt systems are already building critical infrastructure in the harshest outdoor environments, starting with large-scale solar. The [founding team](https://www.gritt.ai/team) includes experts in robotics and AI from Carnegie Mellon, Stanford, and MIT. Gritt is backed by Obvious Ventures, Union Square Ventures, First Round Capital, Climactic, Congruent Ventures, and other leading firms.

We're looking for a full-time Assembly Technician to build, fit, and finish the mechanical hardware that goes into Gritt's field robots. This is a hands-on role for someone who's comfortable with welding, drilling, angle grinders, and general mechanical assembly, and who takes pride in precise, repeatable work. We need someone dependable who can read a drawing, fabricate or fit a part correctly, and keep pace with a fast-moving hardware team. This role is full-time on-site, and is a strong fit for someone who wants to get involved with one of the most exciting robotics companies pushing the boundaries of outdoor, real-world autonomy.

## THE ROLE

## What You'll Do

- Assemble mechanical subsystems and full robot builds from drawings, BOMs, and work instructions
- Weld, drill, grind, and fit metal and composite parts to spec, including deburring and finish work
- Fabricate brackets, fixtures, and small custom parts as needed to support builds and repairs
- Torque, fasten, and align components to tolerance, and verify fit before final assembly
- Troubleshoot mechanical fit issues and flag design or part problems back to engineering
- Maintain and safely operate shop tools and equipment - drill presses, angle grinders, welders, hand and power tools
- Keep build stations organized and hardware properly staged and labeled
- Support field or bench testing by building and rebuilding mechanical assemblies quickly

## What We're Looking For

- Hands-on experience with welding, drilling, angle grinders, and general mechanical assembly
- Comfortable reading mechanical drawings and following BOMs and assembly instructions
- High attention to detail and a strong sense of fit, finish, and tolerance
- Comfortable in a hands-on, industrial, hardware-heavy environment, including lifting up to 50 lbs, etc.
- Reliable, proactive, and self-directed
- A "no task is beneath me" mindset - at Gritt, founders take out the trash, and we expect everyone to pitch in wherever it's needed

A plus (or aptitude to learn)

- Formal welding certification or trade school training
- Background in machining, fabrication, or automotive/heavy equipment mechanical work
- Experience building or repairing robots, vehicles, or other complex mechanical systems

## WHY GRITT

You'll work alongside a team building robotics for the real world, in one of the most ambitious physical-AI companies in the field. The hardware you assemble is what makes the next generation of construction robotics possible - and your work makes that happen. -- Gritt Robotics is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds.

## About Gritt Robotics Inc

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Gritt Robotics Inc builds physical AI systems that mount to existing construction hardware to automate labor-intensive tasks on infrastructure-scale job sites, starting with solar farm construction.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed/Grant Stage)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Puneet Puri (CEO), Vishal Dugar (Co-Founder), Anirudh Vemula (Head of AI)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Construction robotics / Renewable energy infrastructure
- Target customers: Large-scale solar farm developers and general contractors in the energy infrastructure space
- Mission or purpose: To turn chaotic jobsites into automated production systems, making construction simple, fast, and predictable

## Products & Services
- **Gritt AI**: A physical AI platform that mounts to existing construction machinery (excavators, loaders, etc.) to automate pick-and-place, assembly, transport, and oversight tasks. Handles hundreds of SKUs of construction components and materials. Designed to work with a customer's current workforce, claiming a 4X productivity boost.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding of $500,000 (Grant from US Department of Energy, September 2024)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: US Department of Energy (grant provider, won Round 7 of the American-Made Solar Prize); Team has alumni from Aurora, Google, Tesla, and Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute
- **Growth Signals**: 200% headcount growth YoY (from ~3 to 13 employees); Won a multi-million dollar DOE competition (American-Made Solar Prize, chosen from 800+ startups); Named a Top U.S. Solar Innovator by the Department of Energy; Rapidly expanding from solar into other construction types

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep technical moat**: Founded by AI and robotics experts from Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute, Stanford, and MIT, with prior experience building autonomous trucks, self-piloting aircraft, and inspection drones
- **Hardware-agnostic approach**: Mounts to proven, existing construction machinery rather than requiring new custom hardware, lowering adoption barriers
- **Data flywheel**: Spatial and operational data from deployments continuously improve the AI across environments and tasks
- **Early government validation**: DOE award provides both funding and credibility in the energy infrastructure space

## Strategic Focus
- Starting with solar farm construction (a massive, growing market driven by renewable energy mandates)
- Rapidly expanding into other types of infrastructure construction and additional steps in the construction process
- Growing the engineering team (multiple open roles in robotics, AI, perception, and mechanical engineering)
- Scaling from pilot deployments to broader commercial adoption

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven**: Directly addresses the global labor shortage in construction while accelerating renewable energy deployment
- **World-class team**: Work alongside experts from CMU Robotics Institute, Stanford, MIT, Aurora, Google X, and Tesla
- **Early-stage impact**: With only 13 employees, new hires will have outsized influence on product direction and company culture
- **Technical depth**: Heavily engineering-focused (53% of team is technical); strong emphasis on robotics, AI, perception, and mechanical engineering
- **Location**: New York City headquarters with a presence in India; likely hybrid/office given the hardware focus
- **Traction**: Backed by the US Department of Energy with a proven product that already delivers 4X productivity gains to customers

## Sources
1. [gritt.ai](https://gritt.ai/)
2. [gritt.ai/team](https://www.gritt.ai/team)
3. [linkedin.com/company/gritt-robotics](https://www.linkedin.com/company/gritt-robotics)
4. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/gritt](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/gritt)

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