Robotics Research Operations & Data Quality 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

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.