Robotics Technician: Lab & Hardware Specialist, SF On-Site

Artificial Analysis; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Artificial Analysis is seeking a Robotics Technician in San Francisco to build and maintain hardware, run task suites on robots and simulations, and ensure data integrity. You will work with researchers and engineers to troubleshoot equipment, perform routine checks, and help expand our simulation environments.

We value hands-on experience with robots, problem solving, and clear communication. If you enjoy practical lab work and advancing AI benchmarks, this role offers growth as our robotics

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on experience with robots, lab equipment, or electromechanical systems.
• Practical hardware troubleshooting: diagnose faults with the right tools and explain your reasoning.
• Careful execution of multi-step procedures with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to run a full day of trials independently once familiar with equipment and procedures.
• Clear communication and teamwork with researchers and engineers.
• Confidence picking up unfamiliar tools and software workflows.
• 3D printing experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain an evolving suite of hardware. Power, wire, and health-check hardware so each station is ready to run.
• Run the task suite and read the results. Set up task scenes, run startup and shutdown checks, and monitor trials on physical robots and in simulation.
• Protect result quality. Check that recordings and logs are complete and linked to the right task, model, and configuration.
• Maintain the hardware. Assemble hardware, route cables, mount fixtures and cameras, calibrate equipment, manage spare parts, and make small mechanical fixes.
• Keep the lab ready. Carry out routine checks and maintenance, organize tools and spares, and follow lab safety procedures.
• Improve how the lab runs. Keep operating instructions current, flag recurring problems, and contribute fixtures, 3D-printed parts, or scripts.

Skills

Robotics experience

Hardware troubleshooting

Attention to detail

Independent trial execution

Communication

Teamwork

3D printing

Tools

ROS 2

Isaac Sim

MuJoCo

3D printing

Job description

Artificial Analysis is seeking a Robotics Technician in San Francisco to build and maintain hardware, run task suites on robots and simulations, and ensure data integrity. You will work with researchers and engineers to troubleshoot equipment, perform routine checks, and help expand our simulation environments.

We value hands-on experience with robots, problem solving, and clear communication. If you enjoy practical lab work and advancing AI benchmarks, this role offers growth as our robotics