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Robotics Data Operator

El Segundo, CA-HQ💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-05 → 2026-09-26

Core

Collect high-fidelity human behavior and robot teleoperation data to train Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models for embodied AI.

Role type

Robotics data collection operator (IC)

Builds

Datasets for training AI models that enable robots to perceive and interact with the physical world

Domain

Robotics / Embodied AI / Data Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Egocentric data collection, VR teleoperation, technical specification compliance, quality assurance, data pre-processing, action consistency

Preferred skills

Python, Linux command line, ROS2, LeRobot, AI data labeling workflows

Technologies

Meta Quest, HTC Vive, MCAP, HDF5

Responsibilities

Wear head-mounted recording devices to capture first-person perspectives of daily or industrial tasks; Operate robotic systems via VR interfaces to perform complex manipulation tasks; Maintain strict recording standards (1080p, 30FPS, horizontal orientation, FOV >130°) and ensure sensor time-synchronization; Conduct initial self-inspections to filter out clips with excessive shaking, occlusions, or focus failures; Format and upload data according to protocol

Seniority

Junior, hands-on IC

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