Robotics Research Engineer: Lab Data & Demos

Trener; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Trener Robotics seeks a Robotics Research Engineer to own the San Jose lab, keeping robot cells, demos, teleop rigs, and data pipelines ready for real hardware experiments. You will work closely with robot learning and controls engineers to ensure reproducible experiments and high-quality data for training.

You will launch training runs, evaluate policies on real hardware, and help align data collection with VLA training needs, while coordinating with Trondheim to maintain consistent protocols

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building, operating, or maintaining robotic manipulation systems.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day readiness of robot learning lab systems: arms, grippers, cameras, sensors.

Skills

Hands-on robotics

Python

C++/ROS2

ML data workflows

Debugging skills

Documentation

English communication

US work authorization

Tools

Python

C++

ROS 2

PyTorch

CAD (SolidWorks/Fusion 360)

Job description

Trener Robotics seeks a Robotics Research Engineer to own the San Jose lab, keeping robot cells, demos, teleop rigs, and data pipelines ready for real hardware experiments. You will work closely with robot learning and controls engineers to ensure reproducible experiments and high-quality data for training.

You will launch training runs, evaluate policies on real hardware, and help align data collection with VLA training needs, while coordinating with Trondheim to maintain consistent protocols