Research Evaluation Analyst

Rhoda AI; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

We’re seeking a detail-oriented Research Operations Associate to turn research needs into well-executed experiments, manage data collection, ensure QA, and maintain experiment traceability across multiple stations and shifts.

Qualifications

• Robotics, ML, or experimental workflows understanding.
• Computer science, engineering, or technical background; hands-on coding experience preferred.
• Rigorous and detail-oriented, with ability to understand experiment intent beyond instructions.
• Strong hands-on execution, problem-solving and ownership.
• Experience in robotics, data collection, lab operations, testing, or QA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Translate research needs into clear experiment plans, procedures, and data collection protocols.
• Assist researchers with robot data collection, including task setup, scene/object preparation, pilot execution, and data QA.
• Own end-to-end experiment execution: handoff → station readiness → execution → QA → data delivery.
• Train and coordinate research operations pilots; ensure consistency across people, shifts, and stations.
• Identify and troubleshoot issues related to hardware, setup, operators, data quality, and experiment execution.
• Maintain robot stations, resets, randomization, metadata, and experiment traceability.
• Track data quality, throughput, and operational bottlenecks; improve workflows.
• Partner closely with Research, Robot Data, and platform/infrastructure teams.

Skills

Robotics understanding

Coding experience

Detail-oriented

Problem solving

Hands-on execution

Job description

At Rhoda AI, we’re building the next generation of generalist intelligent robots. We own the full robotics stack from high-performance hardware and robot systems to the infrastructure and state-of-the-art foundation world models that control our robots. Our robots are designed to be generalists capable of operating in complex, real-world environments and handling long-tail edge cases, made possible by our cutting edge research and end-to-end system design. We've raised over $450M and are investing aggressively in model research, infrastructure, hardware development, and manufacturing scale-up to make generalist robotics a reality.

Mission

Support Research with high-quality, reliable robot experiments and data collection. Turn research needs into well-executed experiments, consistent operations, and trusted data that enable fast iteration.

Responsibilities

• Translate research needs into clear experiment plans, operating procedures, and data collection protocols.

• Support researchers with robot data collection, including task setup, scene/object preparation, pilot execution, and data QA.

• Own experiment execution end-to-end: model or task handoff → station readiness → execution → QA → results/data delivery.

• Train and coordinate research operations pilots; ensure consistency across people, shifts, and stations.

• Identify and troubleshoot issues related to hardware, setup, operators, data quality, and experiment execution.

• Maintain robot stations, resets, randomization, metadata, and experiment traceability.

• Track data quality, throughput, and operational bottlenecks; continuously improve research workflows.

• Partner closely with Research, Robot Data, and platform/infrastructure teams.

What We’re Looking For

• Some understanding of robotics, ML, or experimental workflows.

• Computer science, engineering, or other technical background; hands-on coding experience preferred.

• Rigorous and detail-oriented, with the ability to understand the intent behind an experiment rather than simply follow instructions.

• Strong hands-on execution, problem-solving, and ownership.

• Experience in robotics, data collection, lab operations, testing, or QA preferred.

Success Looks Like

Researchers can quickly hand off an experiment or data collection request and receive reliable execution, high-quality data, and well-documented results with minimal operational overhead.