Tester

HCL Technologies Limited; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

HCLTech is seeking a dedicated Robot Wrangler Specialist to lead daily lab operations and robotics research. The role requires hands-on setup, maintenance, and precise data collection across hardware and software configurations, bridging engineering, research, and operations to produce reliable datasets.

The ideal candidate will work with ROS, Unity, Gazebo in simulations or remote environments, ensuring adherence to protocols and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Technical degree or equivalent or a related field.
• Proven hands-on experience in setting up, maintaining, and operating robotic systems, ideally in a research or lab environment.
• Strong understanding of configuration management principles for both hardware and software systems.
• Experience in data collection, cleaning, and labeling processes, particularly for machine learning or robotics datasets.
• Familiarity with remote operation and/or simulation environments (e.g., ROS, Unity, Gazebo) is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication skills and proven ability to effectively coordinate across multidisciplinary teams.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to follow precise experimental protocols

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily robot setups and operations; monitoring, maintaining, and conducting lab experiments.
• Collect/retrive/fill/label datasets related to robot operations and performance.
• Maintain hardware and software configurations of robots and related systems.
• Execute manipulation tasks in simulations and remote control environments to collect clean data.
• Ensure robotic hardware and software configuration control and troubleshoot issues.
• Create and refine company documentation and procedures.
• Write code to support robot setups and ensure operations meet standards.
• Coordinate and assist researchers, engineers, managers, and other wranglers on daily tasks and projects.
• We are hiring a dedicated Robot Wrangler Specialist to be the backbone of lab operations and robotics research.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team coordination

Education

Technical degree or equivalent

Tools

ROS

Unity

Gazebo

Job description

1. Oversee daily robot setups and operations; monitoring, maintaining, and conducting of various lab experiments.

2. Collect/retrive/fill/label datasets related to the operations of the robot and its performance of various assigned tasks.

3. Maintaining both hardware and software configurations of the company’s robots and associated hardware.

4. Execute various manipulation tasks in a gaming simulation and remote control environment with an aim in collecting clean datasets.

5. Ensure robotic hardware and software configuration control.

6. Troubleshoot, report, and resolve any test results or issues relating to robotic hardware and software.

5. Create and refine the company's documentation and procedures.

6. Write code in the relevant language and ensure all robot setups operate to applicable company standards.

7. Should coordinate and assist researchers, engineers, managers, and other wranglers through various daily tasks and projects.

Key Responsibilities

About the Role

We are hiring a dedicated and detail-oriented Robot Wrangler Specialist to be the backbone of our lab operations and robotics research. This role is highly hands-on, requiring expertise in daily setup, maintenance, and precise data collection. The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between hardware maintenance, software configuration, and experimental execution, ensuring our research fleet runs smoothly and yields clean, reliable data.

Qualifications

Technical degree or equivalent or a related field.

Proven hands-on experience in setting up, maintaining, and operating robotic systems, ideally in a research or lab environment.

Strong understanding of configuration management principles for both hardware and software systems.

Experience in data collection, cleaning, and labeling processes, particularly for machine learning or robotics datasets.

Familiarity with remote operation and/or simulation environments (e.g., ROS, Unity, Gazebo) is highly desirable.

Excellent communication skills and proven ability to effectively coordinate across multidisciplinary teams.

Exceptional attention to detail and ability to follow precise experimental protocols

Skill Requirements

About the Role

We are hiring a dedicated and detail-oriented Robot Wrangler Specialist to be the backbone of our lab operations and robotics research. This role is highly hands-on, requiring expertise in daily setup, maintenance, and precise data collection. The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between hardware maintenance, software configuration, and experimental execution, ensuring our research fleet runs smoothly and yields clean, reliable data.

Qualifications

Technical degree or equivalent or a related field.

Proven hands-on experience in setting up, maintaining, and operating robotic systems, ideally in a research or lab environment.

Strong understanding of configuration management principles for both hardware and software systems.

Experience in data collection, cleaning, and labeling processes, particularly for machine learning or robotics datasets.

Familiarity with remote operation and/or simulation environments (e.g., ROS, Unity, Gazebo) is highly desirable.

Excellent communication skills and proven ability to effectively coordinate across multidisciplinary teams.

Exceptional attention to detail and ability to follow precise experimental protocols

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026totaled $14.8billion.

Compensation and Benefits

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies:

• medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year.