The Robotics Site Lead is responsible for the planning, overall execution, and long-term success of a new robotics data collection facility. This includes managing daily operations, leading a team of technical specialists and data associates, ensuring the quality and integrity of all data generated by the robotic systems, and serving as the primary on-site liaison for engineering and product teams.
What you'll do
- Operational Leadership: Manage the day-to-day operations of the data factory site, ensuring continuous, high-volume data collection from a fleet of robots and/or robotic systems.
- Team Management: Recruit, onboard, train, evaluate, and mentor a team of Data Collection Specialists and all the supporting staff (technicians, supervisors, program managers).
- Data Pipeline & Quality: Oversee the end-to-end data collection lifecycle, including task definition, sequencing, and execution.
- Robot Fleet Management: Ensure all on-site robotic hardware, sensors, and peripherals are fully functional, calibrated, and maintained.
- Process Optimization: Proactively identify and implement continuous process improvements, automation opportunities, and workflow efficiencies to enhance data throughput, quality, and operational safety.
- Stakeholder Communication: Act as the primary technical liaison between the on-site operations team and remote Engineering, ML, Product, and executive teams.
- Project Execution: Drive and track site-specific goals and key results (OKRs).
- Safety & Compliance: Foster a culture of safety and ensure strict adherence to all site safety protocols, operational procedures, and data governance standards.
What you need
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Industrial Engineering, Robotics, Electrical, Mechanical), Computer Science, Data Science, or a related technical field.
- Experience: 8+ years of experience in a high-volume manufacturing, operations, or technical laboratory environment, with a minimum of 2+ years in a lead or supervisory role managing a team of technical staff and/or production associates.
