Achal Arvind

Director, Skild Warehousing @ Skild AI

About

I commercialize advanced robotics research. With a background in Robotics and Software, I lead diverse, multi-geography engineering and product teams to build reliable, scalable systems. My method balances greenfield innovation with the operational discipline required for production environments. Career Highlights: • Speed to Market: Led a team of 46 to take a new automation product from concept to revenue in <1 year and with over 100k+ orders processed in just over a year. • Scale: Successfully deployed robot fleets across 500+ locations while reducing operational costs. • Performance: Architected a multi agent orchestration solution delivering 300% efficiency gains. I build bridges between engineering innovation and business reality. If you are looking to move technology out of R&D and into the market to create measurable enterprise value, let's connect.

Country

United States

City

San Francisco Bay Area

Industry

Research

Skill

Organizational Development, Production Systems, Product Leadership, Mentorship, Multi Agent Orchestration, Swarm Intelligence, Simulation Software, Multi-agent Systems, Web Development, Agile Project Management, Data Analytics, Engineering Leadership, Leadership, Management, Project Management, Robotics, Computer Vision, Embedded Systems, Linux, Python

Experience

Director, Skild Warehousing

Skild AI

2026-4 - Present · 6 mos

San Francisco Bay Area

• Lead product, engineering, support, and deployment teams to deliver innovative solutions across logistics, healthcare, manufacturing, and agriculture. • Oversee full-stack development, including hardware, firmware, and cloud solutions, ensuring seamless integration and functionality. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency and drive product excellence at Skild AI.

Director, Software

Skild AI (Fetch Robotics)

2025-2 - 2026-4 · 1 yr 3 mos

Led a 46-person engineering organization across UX, Cloud, Robotics, Platform, and Security to bring a new autonomous solution to market. • Zero to One: Took a concept to full commercial launch in under a year. • Rapid Scale: Successfully powered over 100,000 shipments in the first 12 months of operation. • Impact: Delivered 300% efficiency gains for customers by shifting the team's focus from feature output to solving core customer problems.

Director, Robotics Solutions

Skild AI (Fetch Robotics)

2023-10 - 2025-2 · 1 yr 5 mos

San Francisco Bay Area

Senior Robotics Engineering Manager

Skild AI (Fetch Robotics)

2022-4 - 2023-10 · 1 yr 7 mos

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Robotics Engineering Manager, Robot Applications

Skild AI (Fetch Robotics)

2021-6 - 2022-4 · 11 mos

San Francisco Bay Area

Director of Robotics (Autonomy)

Bossa Nova

2021-2 - 2021-6 · 5 mos

San Francisco Bay Area

Defined and executed the engineering vision for the autonomy stack, overseeing the roadmap for navigation, task planning, and simulation. • Operational Cost Reduction: Reduced annual operations cost per robot from $20k to $5.5k by increasing autonomy and reducing touch time. • Feature Delivery: Delivered critical capabilities including automatic mission scheduling, auto-docking/undocking, and robust recovery behaviors. • Transition to Contract Manufacturing: Led the calibration efforts achieved 1mm linear and 0.1-degree angular accuracy for shelf-facing cameras via a custom bundle calibration process for 21 cameras. • Sensor Strategy: Evaluated and selected critical hardware (ToF, structured light) to maximize sensor coverage, safety, and maneuverability while minimizing blind spots.