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Robotics Operations Engineer I, First Shift

Alewife, Cambridge, MA💼 Full-time💰 $75,600–$75,600🗓 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-26

Core

Front-line technical support for Lila's production robot fleet, ensuring safe, reliable operation and rapid response to issues in a lab production environment.

Role type

Robotics Operations Engineer (IC)

Builds

Stable robot fleet operations and incident resolution for scientific discovery instruments

Domain

Robotics / AI Science / Laboratory Automation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

ROS2, kinematics, sensors, actuators, control systems, mechanical troubleshooting, electrical troubleshooting, Python scripting, incident documentation, fleet monitoring

Preferred skills

Nav2, Behavior Trees, fleet management dashboards, telemetry tools, production rollout experience

Technologies

ROS2, Nav2, Python

Responsibilities

Monitor live robot operations, intervene safely to pause/stop/reset robots, document logs and sensor output, perform minor maintenance (cabling, sensor swaps), execute robot swap procedures, identify recurring failure patterns, translate field observations into engineering priorities

Seniority

Individual Contributor (IC), entry-level to mid-level

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