Robotics Hardware Lab Tech — Keep the Fleet Running

tsu.edu; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

tsu.edu is seeking a Hardware Lab Technician to own the physical side of a large-scale robot data collection operation in Santa Clara. You’ll build and maintain data collection stations, manage hardware, and support teleoperation.

This full-time onsite role involves daily maintenance, calibration, integration of end-effectors, and documentation of SOPs and logs. Start ASAP on a 12-month contract with on-site lab duties.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on technician experience in a lab, prototyping, or low-volume build environment.
• AS in a technical field, a relevant trade or technical certificate, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Mechanical assembly fundamentals: fasteners and torque, bearings, belts, linkages, and ability to read CAD drawings.
• Electrical hands: soldering including basic SMD rework, crimping and connectorization, harness building, and use of a multimeter and oscilloscope.
• Comfortable in Linux at the command line and able to run scripts and read logs.
• Experience with motors, encoders, and sensor integration.

Responsibilities

• Build, wire, and bring up data collection stations — robot arms, multi-camera rigs, workstations, teleoperation hardware, and cable management.
• Keep the fleet running: daily checks, preventive maintenance, calibration routines, and diagnosing faults.
• Swap and integrate end-effectors and grippers, dexterous hands, sensors, and RGB-D cameras.
• Run calibration and firmware procedures across the fleet.
• Assemble prototype hardware and harnesses from various sources.
• Soldering, crimping, connectorization, harness building, and PCB rework at the bench.
• Own the lab's physical state: spares/inventory, kitting, bench/tools, and RMAs with vendors.
• Support teleoperators on hardware issues during live collection and triage quickly.
• Document maintenance logs and SOPs for future technicians.
• Help bring up new embodiments and stations with engineers and researchers.

Skills

Lab tech experience

Mechanical assembly

Soldering

Crimping

Electrical debugging

Linux command line

Documentation

Education

AS in a technical field

Tools

Onshape

SolidWorks

Multimeter

Oscilloscope

Soldering

Job description

tsu.edu is seeking a Hardware Lab Technician to own the physical side of a large-scale robot data collection operation in Santa Clara. You’ll build and maintain data collection stations, manage hardware, and support teleoperation.

This full-time onsite role involves daily maintenance, calibration, integration of end-effectors, and documentation of SOPs and logs. Start ASAP on a 12-month contract with on-site lab duties.