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Humanoid Robot Operator (Afternoon Shift)

Figure· Internal Fleet Operations
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San Jose, CA$30/hrcontract-to-hirePosted 9mo ago

About the role

Contract-to-hire Humanoid Robot Operator role focused on testing, validating, and deploying humanoid robot behaviors for customer use cases, with shift from 2:30 PM to 11:00 PM in San Jose, CA.

Responsibilities

  • Be responsible for the humanoid robot operating successfully for the Customer use case.
  • Run the robot constantly throughout the day/midevening, identifying bugs and problems.
  • Track, document, and escalate issues to the appropriate engineering teams using Jira.
  • Ensure work areas meet organizational cleanliness and organization standards.
  • Adhere to all safety procedures related to robot operation and teleoperation equipment.
  • Follow proper equipment and robot maintenance procedures, including bring-up and shutdown.

Qualifications

  • Willingness to own the operations of the humanoid and drive proper functioning of the robot.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Demonstrate sustained focus and attention while performing assigned tasks.
  • Experience working with robots or troubleshooting mechanical systems.
  • Can stand 8+ hours a day and physically manage humanoid hardware.
  • Embrace constructive feedback and strive for constant improvement.
  • Thrive in a fast paced environment.
  • 5 day workweek with a mandatory weekend shift and 2 days off.

Skills

Required:Robot operation and troubleshootingCommunicationSafety proceduresDocumentation and issue tracking
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Figure

The future of home help is here

Figure is the first-of-its-kind AI robotics company bringing a general purpose humanoid to life.

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