Robotics Lab Hardware Technician – Onsite Data-Collection

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

Job summary

Welocalize, Inc. is seeking a Hardware Lab Technician in Santa Clara, CA to own the physical side of a large-scale robot data collection operation.

You’ll build, wire, and bring up data collection stations, keep the fleet running with preventive maintenance, calibration, and fault diagnosis, and support teleoperators during live collection. This full-time, onsite role requires 3+ years lab experience, an AS in a technical field, and hands-on skills in mechanical assembly, soldering, CAD reading,

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on technician experience in a lab or prototyping environment.
• AS in a technical field or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Mechanical assembly fundamentals and ability to read CAD drawings (Onshape, SolidWorks, or similar).
• Electrical skills: soldering, crimping, harness building, and use of a multimeter/oscilloscope.
• Comfortable with Linux at the command line and running scripts.
• Experience with motors, encoders, and sensors; understanding faults in data streams.
• Ability to work on-site in Santa Clara and adapt to shifting lab priorities.

Responsibilities

• Build, wire, and bring up data collection stations including robot arms and camera rigs.
• Keep the fleet running: daily checks, maintenance, calibration, and fault diagnosis.
• Swap end-effectors, grippers, sensors, and cameras as needed.
• Run calibration and firmware procedures across the fleet and catch drift.
• Assemble prototype hardware from engineers' designs and vendor parts.
• Soldering, crimping, harness building, and PCB rework at the bench.
• Manage lab inventory, spare parts, and RMAs with vendors.
• Support teleoperators on hardware issues during live collection.
• Document procedures: sheets, logs, calibration records, and SOPs.
• Collaborate with engineers to bring up new embodiments and stations.

Skills

Lab technician experience

Troubleshooting

Documentation

On-site work

Education

AS in a technical field

Technical certificate

Tools

Multimeter

Oscilloscope

Soldering equipment

CAD drawings (Onshape/SolidWorks)

Linux CLI

Job description

Welocalize, Inc. is seeking a Hardware Lab Technician in Santa Clara, CA to own the physical side of a large-scale robot data collection operation.

You’ll build, wire, and bring up data collection stations, keep the fleet running with preventive maintenance, calibration, and fault diagnosis, and support teleoperators during live collection. This full-time, onsite role requires 3+ years lab experience, an AS in a technical field, and hands-on skills in mechanical assembly, soldering, CAD reading,