Teleoperations Technician

Optimal Staffing; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimal Staffing seeks a hands-on Teleoperations Technician for an on-site Mountain View role. You will prepare teleoperation setups, launch data-collection interfaces, and operate tasks via the teleoperations GUI, ensuring safe and reliable robot operation across runs.

The ideal candidate has experience with data teleoperations, robotics operations, lab automation, or similar hands-on environments, emphasizing careful system checks, standard procedures, data quality, and prompt safety response.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated hands-onexperience with data teleoperations, roboticsoperations, robot-assisted data collection, industrial automation, or a closely related activity.
• Experience working with camera-based systems and checkinghardware connections or system readinessbefore operation.
• Comfort using Linux command-line toolsand following documented startup and recoveryprocedures.
• Ability to operatetechnical software interfaces carefully and consistently while monitoring a physical roboticsystem.
• Strong safety awareness
• Ability to troubleshoot methodically, stay focusedduring repetitive task execution, and document issuesclearly.
• Ability to communicate clearly with engineers, operators, and shift partners duringhandoffs and issue escalation.

Responsibilities

• Inspect the camera systembefore each teleoperations session, including cameraangle, field of view, physical connections, and system availability.
• Verify that the main teleoperations system and connected equipment are ready for operation.
• Use documented commandson Linux systemto launch the teleoperations data collection GUI.
• Start tasks throughthe teleoperations GUI and monitorthe robot as it executesthe assigned activity.
• Support pick-and-place and similartasks by resetting the scene, repositioning objects or task elements, and rerunning tasks when required.
• Monitor task execution for unexpected robot behavior, systemerrors, camera issues,or other conditions that could affect safety or data quality.
• Draft observation to the minutedetails as much as possibleabout robot observation.
• Use the Fanuc teach pendantto move the robot to a safe,recoverable position and reset the task.
• Record task outcomes, failures, resets, and relevant observations accurately and consistently.
• Escalate recurring hardware, software,connectivity, or safetyissues to the appropriate engineering or operations team.
• Follow all site safety requirements, equipment procedures, data-collection protocols, and shift handoff expectations.

Skills

Hands-on data teleoperations

Robotics operations

Safety awareness

Troubleshooting

Clear communication

Procedural discipline

Tools

Docker

Fanuc teach pendant

Linux

Job description

Work arrangement:

On-site - Mountain View, CA

Schedule:

Approximately any eight hours btw 7:00 PM–8:00 AM

About the role:

We are seeking a hands-on Teleoperations Technician to support robotic teleoperations and data-collection activities. In this role, you will prepare and verify the teleoperations setup, launch the data-collection interface, operate tasks through the teleoperations GUI, and help maintain safe, reliable robot operation throughout each run.

The ideal candidate has practical experience with data teleoperations, robotics operations, lab or industrial automation, or a similar hands‑on technical environment. This is an execution-focused role: success depends on careful system checks,consistent use of standard procedures, attention to data quality, and immediate responseto safety or equipment issues.

What you’ll do:

• Inspect the camera systembefore each teleoperations session, including cameraangle, field of view, physical connections, and system availability.
• Verify that the main teleoperations system and connected equipment are ready for operation.
• Use documented commandson Linux systemto launch the teleoperations data collection GUI.
• Start tasks throughthe teleoperations GUI and monitorthe robot as it executesthe assigned activity.
• Support pick-and-place and similartasks by resetting the scene, repositioning objects or task elements, and rerunning tasks when required.
• Monitor task execution for unexpected robot behavior, systemerrors, camera issues,or other conditions that could affect safety or data quality.
• Draft observation to the minutedetails as much as possibleabout robot observation.
• Use the Fanuc teach pendantto move the robot to a safe,recoverable position and reset the task.
• Record task outcomes, failures, resets, and relevant observations accurately and consistently.
• Escalate recurring hardware, software,connectivity, or safetyissues to the appropriate engineering or operations team.
• Follow all site safety requirements, equipment procedures, data-collection protocols, and shift handoff expectations.

Required qualifications:

• Demonstrated hands-onexperience with data teleoperations, roboticsoperations, robot-assisted data collection, industrial automation, or a closely related activity.
• Experience working with camera-based systems and checkinghardware connections or system readinessbefore operation.
• Comfort using Linux command-line toolsand following documented startup and recoveryprocedures.
• Ability to operatetechnical software interfaces carefully and consistently while monitoring a physical roboticsystem.
• Strong safety awareness
• Ability to troubleshoot methodically, stay focusedduring repetitive task execution, and document issuesclearly.
• Ability to communicate clearly with engineers, operators, and shift partners duringhandoffs and issue escalation.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience starting, hosting,or monitoring Dockercontainers and services.
• Familiarity with Linux System.
• Experience with Fanuc robotsand Fanuc teach pendant.
• Experience with robotic manipulation tasks such as pick-and-place.
• Familiarity with basic robot recovery, scene reset, or task replay workflows.
• Experience working in a robotics lab, manufacturing environment, test facility, or other safety-sensitive technical setting.

Work environment:

This is an on-site role performed aroundrobotic equipment, cameras,computing systems, and associated test or data-collection hardware. The schedule is expected to be any eight hours during the 7:00 PM–8:00 AM window. Candidates must be comfortable working in an operational environment where sustained attention, procedural discipline, and safe interaction with robotic systems are essential.