Robotics Research Technician - Hands-on Benchmarking

Artificial Analysis, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Artificial Analysis, Inc. is seeking a Robotics Research Assistant in San Francisco. You will work with researchers and engineers to run benchmarks, build and calibrate hardware, and keep robots running in both real and simulated environments.

The role suits a recent graduate or early-career candidate with practical hardware experience, eager to troubleshoot and document experiments, and to contribute to a small, growing robotics team.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate or early-career in robotics/mechatronics or related field.
• Hands-on hardware experience from labs, projects, or internships.
• Ability to run, calibrate, and troubleshoot hardware and software in lab settings.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain an evolving hardware suite for robotic benchmarks.
• Run task suites on physical robots and in simulation, with startup/shutdown checks.
• Protect result quality by ensuring data and logs are complete and linked correctly.
• Maintain hardware: assemble, route cables, calibrate, and manage spare parts.
• Keep the lab ready with routine checks, tool organization, and safety procedures.
• Propose improvements and fixtures or scripts to streamline lab operations.

Skills

Hardware setup

Troubleshooting

Lab safety

Documentation

3D printing

Team communication

Education

Bachelor’s in Robotics/Mechatronics/Mechanical or Electrical engineering

Tools

ROS 2

MuJoCo

Isaac Sim

Job description

Artificial Analysis, Inc. is seeking a Robotics Research Assistant in San Francisco. You will work with researchers and engineers to run benchmarks, build and calibrate hardware, and keep robots running in both real and simulated environments.

The role suits a recent graduate or early-career candidate with practical hardware experience, eager to troubleshoot and document experiments, and to contribute to a small, growing robotics team.