**Job Title:** Senior Hardware & Robotics Technician **Location:** Onsite – Redmond, WA 98052 **Contract Duration:** 6 – 18 Months **Pay Rate:** $65/hr. – $70/hr. **Job Overview:** We are seeking a **hands-on Robotics Lab Technician** to join our team and support the day-to-day operations, safety, and technical workflows within the **B25 Robotics Lab** —a hub for our client's cutting-edge Physical AI and Robotics initiatives. This role is instrumental in ensuring hardware readiness, supporting safe and scalable experimentation, and maintaining engineering velocity across robotic research and development efforts. **Top 3 Required Skills & Experience:** 1. **2+ years** in a robotics lab, R&D lab, or engineering prototyping environment. 2. **2+ years** of experience with simulation environments to validate robotic actions prior to physical deployment. 3. **2+ years** of experience in cloud computing or software development support related to robotics systems. **Key Responsibilities:** + Maintain daily lab operations, ensuring safety compliance, cleanliness, and organization per client standards. + Conduct robot fleet maintenance: battery conditioning, software provisioning, sensor diagnostics. + Execute sensor calibration (e.g., cameras, IMUs, LiDAR) and assist in reconfiguring testbeds for varying experiments. + Schedule and manage testbed equipment reservations, maximizing shared resource usage. + Set up and tear down hardware-in-the-loop tests, motion capture systems, and test environments. + Enforce safety protocols during physical testing and act as on-site contact during safety audits. + Assemble, wire, flash firmware, and bring up robotic prototypes and new platforms. + Track consumables, manage hardware inventory, and maintain repair logs. + Provide hands-on support to research engineers during experiments and assist with troubleshooting. + Assist with integration of cloud-connected robotic systems, AI workloads, and simulation tools. + Monitor data-driven experiments in real-time involving robotic control, navigation, and perception. + Collect, curate, and manage robotic datasets. + Support technical execution across embedded systems, networking, software, and AI components. **Minimum Qualifications:** + Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field. + 2+ years of practical experience in robotics or engineering lab environments. + Familiarity with mobile robots, robotic manipulators, and perception sensors. + Working knowledge of physical lab safety practices and standards. + Basic proficiency in using hand tools, soldering equipment, and electronics troubleshooting. + Ability to interpret mechanical/electrical schematics and technical assembly documents. **Preferred Qualifications:** + Experience with **ROS (Robot Operating System)** or equivalent robotics middleware. + Exposure to **AI-based robotic systems** , data collection processes, and field deployment logistics. + Familiarity with simulation platforms like **Gazebo, Isaac Sim, MuJoCo** , and their integration into cloud workflows. + Knowledge of testbed calibration tools and best practices. + Experience with **ML/AI test cycles** in either simulation or physical hardware environments. + Proficiency in **cloud computing** , particularly **Azure** and related services. + Ability to multitask and manage shifting priorities in a high-velocity lab setting. + Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a collaborative mindset. 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