Humanoid Robot Operator

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San Jose, CA, USA
In-Office
Artificial Intelligence • Robotics • Automation • Manufacturing
The Role

Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots. The goal of the company is to ship humanoid robots with human level intelligence. Its robots are engineered to perform a variety of tasks in the home and commercial markets. Figure is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

As a Humanoid Robot Operative, you'll have the unique opportunity to work directly with our learning humanoid robots and teach them new behaviors and skills.

You will be at the forefront of our operations, deploying the robots for real commercial use cases, identifying issues, and relaying these problems to the right engineering teams. You may also collect new data to train our AI systems and work with the AI team to refine behaviors over time.

Responsibilities:

  • Be responsible for the humanoid robot operating successfully for the Customer use case 
  • Run the robot constantly throughout the day, identifying bugs and problems
  • Relay these issues to the correct engineering team and ensure these problems are fixed 
  • May wear teleoperation equipment and guide the robot through designated behaviors.
  • Upload collected data to our AI training system.
  • Maintain a safe environment for both yourself and the robot during teleoperation.
  • Follow proper equipment and robot maintenance procedures, including bring-up and shutdown.

Requirements:

  • Willingness to own the operations of the humanoid and drive proper functioning of the robot 
  • Excellent communication skills. 
  • Experience working with robots or troubleshooting mechanical systems.
  • Can stand 8+ hours a day and physically manage humanoid hardware
  • Embrace constructive feedback and strive for constant improvement.
  • Thrive in a fast paced environment.

Bonus Qualifications:

  • A passion for helping scale the deployment of learning humanoid robots.
  • Excellent physical coordination, spatial awareness, and focus. 
  • Master new physical tasks quickly and find the optimal way to perform them.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is from $25-$35/hr . The hours for this position are Monday-Friday from 7:30am to 4:00pm, with options to work overtime when available. 

The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role. This information will be shared if an employment offer is extended. 

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The Company
HQ: Sunnyvale, California
86 Employees
Year Founded: 2022

What We Do

Figure is an AI Robotics company building the world's first commercially viable autonomous humanoid robot. We are based in Sunnyvale, CA.

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