# Senior Technician, Robotics

**Company:** [Scale AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/scale-ai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Embedded Engineering
**Salary:** $134k – $168k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Robotics, Computer Vision, Python, C++, Java, multi-sensor fusion, calibration, gps/ins, 2d imaging, 3d imaging, computer science, mathematics, lean six sigma
**Posted:** 2026-07-24

> Hands-on lab role maintaining and operating robots for data collection in Scale's San Francisco Robotics Lab. Requires 5+ years hardware lab or manufacturing experience, robotics/AI/computer vision background, and strong technical/project management skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

### Lab Operations
- Bring up and maintain robots and collection hardware.
- Manage physical inventory, maintain equipment, and coordinate logistics.
- Provide technical support for data collection operations.

### Technical Ownership
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to bring up new robots and productionize the maintenance of robots and collection hardware.
- Build uptime, utilization, and failure mode tracking systems to share with leadership and guide prioritization.
- Become a subject matter expert on all capabilities of the robotics platforms deployed in the factory.
- Develop technical domain expertise in areas of 2D and 3D imaging and annotation, multi-sensor fusion and calibration, GPS/INS navigation systems, computer vision, and other autonomy-adjacent concepts.

### Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Communicate effectively across internal and external organizations to align on lab priorities and technical roadmaps.

## Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or industry experience in Engineering, preferably in Computer Science, Mathematics, or other Engineering fields.
- 5+ years of experience in hardware labs or a manufacturing environment.
- Hands-on experience in Robotics, AI, and/or Computer Vision.
- Experience managing risk and operating robots safely.
- Strong project management and interpersonal skills, high attention to detail, and a strong sense of ownership.
- High level of comfort communicating effectively across internal and external organizations.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience developing with Python, C++, Java and/or other scripting languages.
- Intellectual curiosity, empathy, and ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy.
- Experience building and/or maintaining lab networks and data pipelines.
- Experience running large-scale data collection and controlled experiments.
- Experience in logistics.
- Lean Six Sigma certification or experience.

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