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Robot type
Robot AI and Software
Location
San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Manufacturing
Posted
Jun 23, 2026
Salary
$225,000–$295,000 a year
Full-time

Prototyping Lab Technician, Robotics

Job description

Our Robotics team is focused on unlocking general-purpose robotics and pushing towards AGI-level intelligence in dynamic, real-world settings. Working across the entire model stack, we integrate cutting-edge hardware and software to explore a broad range of robotic form factors. We strive to seamlessly blend high-level AI capabilities with the constraints of physical systems to improve peoples' lives.

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Job responsibilities

  • Partner closely with engineers, researchers, and other members of the robotics team to support prototype development, experimentation, and hardware iteration.
  • Build, modify, troubleshoot, and repair robotic systems and electromechanical assemblies spanning structural, electrical, sensing, and actuation subsystems.
  • Design and fabricate fixtures, adapters, test equipment, and other prototype hardware that accelerate development efforts.
  • Execute low-volume builds, engineering changes, and rework activities across robotic systems, including mechanical assemblies, wire harnesses, and custom electronics.
  • Develop, execute, and support hardware experiments in partnership with engineering teams.
  • Build and rework wire harnesses, custom electronics, and other prototype hardware used in robotic systems.
  • Maintain lab equipment, tooling, inventory, and workspaces.
  • Develop and refine processes that improve build quality, repeatability, documentation, and overall lab efficiency.
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