CareerPlan

Senior Robotics Data Collection Tech Lead, Frontier AI & Robotics (FAR)

San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-time$128k–$214k2026-10-29 → 2026-11-09

Core

Lead technical execution and continuous improvement of early-stage data collection for advanced robotics, translating research objectives into reliable workflows to support frontier foundation models.

Role type

Senior IC robotics data collection tech lead

Builds

High-quality training data for advanced robotic systems

Domain

Robotics, AI/ML data collection, technical operations

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Hardware/software diagnostics, SOP development, technical mentoring, risk assessment, data quality analysis, operational metrics management, stakeholder coordination, root-cause analysis

Preferred skills

Robotics/teleoperation experience, multimodal sensor data handling, sensor calibration, vibe coding agents, experimental workflow scaling

Technologies

Robotics hardware, sensors, collection software, dashboards

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end collection iterations from requirements to delivery; Partner with researchers to refine SOPs and acceptance criteria; Serve as SME for collection workflows and equipment; Provide technical direction and coaching to data collectors; Assess operational and technical risks; Own collection performance metrics and drive operational improvement projects

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC