Robotics Technician

Job Title: Robotics Teleoperations Technician

Location: Mountain View, CA

Work Arrangement: On-site

Shift: Any 8-hour shift between 7:00 PM and 8:00 AM

About the Role

We are seeking a hands-on Robotics Technician to support robotic operations, teleoperations, and data-collection activities. The technician will prepare and verify teleoperations setups, launch data-collection interfaces, operate tasks through a teleoperations GUI, and help maintain safe and reliable robot operation throughout each run.

The ideal candidate will have practical experience in robotics operations, data teleoperations, lab or industrial automation, or a similar hands-on technical environment.

Responsibilities

• Inspect camera systems before each teleoperations session, including camera angle, field of view, physical connections, and system availability.
• Verify that the main teleoperations system and connected equipment are ready for operation.
• Use documented Linux commands to launch the teleoperations data-collection GUI.
• Start tasks through the teleoperations GUI and monitor the robot as it executes assigned activities.
• Support pick-and-place and similar tasks by resetting the scene, repositioning objects or task elements, and rerunning tasks when required.
• Monitor task execution for unexpected robot behavior, system errors, camera issues, and other conditions that could affect safety or data quality.
• Document detailed observations about robot behavior and task execution.
• Use the FANUC teach pendant to move the robot to a safe, recoverable position and reset the task.
• Record task outcomes, failures, resets, and relevant observations accurately and consistently.
• Escalate recurring hardware, software, connectivity, or safety issues to the appropriate engineering or operations team.
• Follow site safety requirements, equipment procedures, data-collection protocols, and shift handoff expectations.

Required Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with data teleoperations, robotics operations, robot-assisted data collection, industrial automation, or a closely related activity.
• Experience working with camera-based systems and checking hardware connections or system readiness before operation.
• Comfort using Linux command-line tools and following documented startup and recovery procedures.
• Ability to operate technical software interfaces carefully while monitoring a physical robotic system.
• Strong safety awareness.
• Ability to troubleshoot methodically, remain focused during repetitive task execution, and document issues clearly.
• Ability to communicate effectively with engineers, operators, and shift partners during handoffs and issue escalation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience starting, hosting, or monitoring Docker containers and services.
• Familiarity with Linux systems.
• Experience with FANUC robots and FANUC teach pendants.
• Experience with robotic manipulation tasks such as pick-and-place.
• Familiarity with basic robot recovery, scene reset, or task replay workflows.
• Experience working in a robotics lab, manufacturing environment, test facility, or other safety-sensitive technical setting.

Work Environment

This is an on-site position involving robotic equipment, cameras, computing systems, and associated test or data-collection hardware.

The schedule is expected to be any eight hours within the 7:00 PM–8:00 AM window. Candidates must be comfortable working in an operational environment where sustained attention, procedural discipline, and safe interaction with robotic systems are essential.