Senior Data Operations Engineer
On-siteBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Build and maintain hardware sensor suites, camera arrays, and wearable sensor stacks while writing QA scripts for data drops. Run motion capture and teleoperation sessions to stress-test tooling, then annotate robotics and AV datasets against the FAIRI evaluation framework. Manage interns and contractors, onboard them to SOPs and consent processes, and own first-level QC for collection output. Support technical demos by operating robotic platforms, coordinating demo planning, and troubleshooting live hardware and software issues. This role sits within FAIRI's Research Operations function, supporting the Humanoid Program. The Data Operations Engineering track is expected to scale from one person to a small team over the next 12–18 months, with this hire positioned as a leading candidate for Data Operations Engineering Lead.
Required Qualifications
- Soldering and cable assembly
- Motion capture systems (e.g., Vicon, OptiTrack, markerless/IMU)
- Data annotation for robotics or autonomous vehicles
- QA for hardware and/or software
- 3D scanning and 3D printing
- Python, Java, or equivalent scripting
- LIDAR
- Robotics (platforms, sensors, or control)
- Linux command line
- Blender or Unity
- Film/TV production
Desired Qualifications
- Data collection and human subjects research (IRB/consent familiarity a plus)
- Background in film/TV production, game development, data operations, or another field where wearing every hat is normal
- Interest in humanoid robotics and how machines learn from human movement
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