Robot Operator

Warp • South San Francisco, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Warp is building autonomous laboratories that can run scientific experiments end-to-end, starting with chemistry. We're building robotic systems that can manipulate labware, operate scientific instruments, handle materials, and execute experimental workflows with minimal human intervention. High-quality real-world data is at the core of how our robots learn. We're looking for Robot Operators to help teach our robots how to perform the precise, dexterous tasks that happen every day in a chemistry lab. You'll work directly with our robots and data-collection systems, performing scientific tasks, collecting demonstrations, evaluating robot behavior, and helping us continuously improve the quality of our data.

Requirements

• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to perform precise tasks consistently.
• Ability to quickly learn new procedures, tools, and experimental setups.
• Strong hands-on problem-solving skills and comfort working with physical systems.
• Patience and consistency when performing repeated tasks while maintaining a high quality bar.
• Comfortable working around robots, computers, laboratory equipment, and scientific instruments.
• Ability to recognize when something looks wrong and clearly communicate what happened.
• High ownership and reliability.

Nice To Haves

• Chemistry, biology, laboratory science, or laboratory operations.
• Working in a chemistry or research laboratory.
• Robotics, teleoperation, or robot data collection.
• Precise hands-on work involving small objects, tools, or instruments.
• Following scientific protocols or other detailed technical procedures.

Responsibilities

• Operate robotic and teleoperation systems to collect high-quality demonstrations of chemistry and manipulation tasks.
• Perform tasks such as handling labware, weighing and transferring solids, manipulating liquids, opening containers, and operating laboratory equipment while maintaining precision and consistency.
• Set up and reset robot workspaces, lab equipment, consumables, and experiments between data-collection runs.
• Review collected demonstrations, identify failures or poor-quality data, and maintain a high bar for data quality and consistency.
• Work closely with our robot learning and hardware teams to identify problems with data-collection interfaces, robot behavior, and task setups and help make the overall system better.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed