Specialist Humanoid Tele-Operator, DeepMind

Google DeepMind; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

Google DeepMind's Humanoid Tele-Operator role sits at the intersection of Engineering and Operations in the Embodied Systems Engineering Team. You'll operate robotic systems with precision, drive prototypes, and provide feedback to engineers and technicians to improve hardware.

This full-time role in Mountain View involves training programs, mentoring, and writing manuals to standardize operations while aligning with Google's safety and reliability standards.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or certified training in a related technical field.
• 2 years managing test labs operations including equipment maintenance and vendor management.
• Experience with augmented reality or virtual reality hardware.

Responsibilities

• Wear a VR headset, drive a humanoid robot from a first-person perspective to complete tasks.
• Serve as first-line for identifying issues with prototype hardware or software.
• Lead the training and write the operations manual for Temporary Vendor Contractors (TVCs).
• Provide clear subjective and objective feedback on prototype systems to engineers and management.
• Set the standard for operators, upholding the values and properly handling equipment.

Skills

Associate degree

2 years lab ops

AR/VR hardware

Education

Associate's degree or related training

Job description

• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in managing test labs operations, including equipment maintenance, calibration, and vendor management.
• Experience working with augmented reality or virtual reality hardware.

Minimum qualifications:

• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in managing test labs operations, including equipment maintenance, calibration, and vendor management.
• Experience working with augmented reality or virtual reality hardware.

Preferred qualifications:

• 3 years of experience integrating complex systems (audio, video, compute, optics, etc.).
• 3 years of experience testing, troubleshooting, and with failure analysis.
• Organized, strategically focused, detail oriented, and ability to navigate ambiguity in a constantly evolving environment.

About the job

Google's custom-designed machines make up one of the largest and most powerful computing infrastructures in the world. The Hardware Testing Engineering team ensures that this cutting-edge equipment is reliable. In the R&D lab, you design test equipment for prototypes of our machinery and develop the protocols used to scale these tests for the entire global team. Working closely with design engineers, you give input on designs to improve our hardware until you're sure it meets Google's standards of quality and reliability.

As the Specialist Humanoid Tele-Operator, you will be part of a very small team focused on setting the standard for how our robots can operate. This full-time position exists in the Deepmind Embodied Systems Engineering Team. You will sit at the intersection of Engineering and Operations, driving prototype hardware and software and, together with Deepmind engineers, evaluate how good it is. You will be responsible for operating robotic systems with precision and focus, and providing subjective and objective feedback to engineers, technicians and management.

You will be an instrumental part of the development process, and responsible for ‘writing the manual’ on how to operate the humanoid system. You will help define training programs and mentor new operators.

Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.

We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $108,000 - $153,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Wear a Virtual Reality (VR) headset, drive a humanoid robot from a first-person perspective to complete a wide variety of tasks.
• Act as the first-line for identifying issues with prototype hardware or software and communicating appropriately.
• Lead the training and write the operations manual for our Temporary Vendor Contractors (TVCs).
• Serve as an instrumental link in the product development chain, providing clear subjective and objective feedback on prototype systems.
• Set the standard for all other operators in your behaviour and collaborative spirit, upholding the values of GDMR and respecting the equipment that is entrusted to you.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.