Robotics Data Acquisition Ops Lead

OpenAI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI's Robotics Data Acquisition team is seeking an Operations Program Manager to own the day-to-day operating rhythm in our data collection facilities in San Francisco. You will work on the floor with operators, technicians, program managers, and engineers to keep rigs ready, campaigns moving, and performance improving.

This hands-on role requires comfort with ambiguity, data-driven decision making, and a focus on reliability and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or a related technical field.
• 3-5 years of hands-on experience in manufacturing, industrial / process engineering, operations, robotics, or production environments.
• Experience using Lean, Six Sigma, time studies, or similar methods to improve processes.
• Understand operating KPIs such as cycle time, takt time, throughput, utilization, yield, OEE, and uptime.
• Can manage multiple work-streams, coordinate across floor operators and technicians to drive execution with limited supervision.
• Exposure to robotics data acquisition, autonomous vehicle systems, camera / audio systems, automation, or robotics systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily operations readiness across workstations, operators, materials.
• Track core operating metrics including utilization, cycle time, throughput, downtime, operator productivity, and data quality.
• Identify bottlenecks through workflow analysis, time studies, and capacity modeling, then drive practical fixes.
• Execute the rollout of new hardware, sensors, tools, and process changes with Engineering, Operations, Facilities, Supply Chain, and Safety.
• Identify equipment readiness issues and coordinate with technical support to keep workstations, and test equipment calibrated, configured, maintained, and ready for rollouts and evaluations.
• Lead root cause analysis for recurring operational issues and follow through on corrective actions.
• Provide operation input to create and maintain SOPs, work instructions, training materials, and process controls.
• Identify and flag resource constraints and manage issue escalation and resolution.

Skills

Lean

Six Sigma

Time studies

Process improvement

Operations leadership

Robotics data acquisition

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or related technical field

Job description

OpenAI's Robotics Data Acquisition team is seeking an Operations Program Manager to own the day-to-day operating rhythm in our data collection facilities in San Francisco. You will work on the floor with operators, technicians, program managers, and engineers to keep rigs ready, campaigns moving, and performance improving.

This hands-on role requires comfort with ambiguity, data-driven decision making, and a focus on reliability and efficiency.