Mountain View, California, United States · On-site
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Skills: VR Teleoperation, Robot Manipulation, Linux, Command Line, Technical Troubleshooting
Mountain View, California, United States · On-site
$155k–$215k/yr
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Skills: Flight Control Laws, C++, Python, Flight Dynamics Simulation, Model Identification
Mountain View, California, United States · Hybrid
$120k–$600k/yr
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Skills: Power Architecture, Power Modeling, Power Methodology, Power-Performance Analysis, RTL
Mountain View, California, United States · On-site
$163k–$237k/yr
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Skills: Product Management, Mobile Development, Android, iOS, Technical Presentation
Mountain View, California, United States · On-site
$132k–$190k/yr
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Mountain View, California, United States · On-site
$220k–$320k/yr
About the role Own the infrastructure that engineering depends on — Kubernetes clusters, CI/CD pipelines, on-prem ↔ cloud sync, observability, and high-availability platforms for chip-design and ML workloads. Work with c…
Skills: Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, GitHub Actions, Bazel
Mountain View, California, United States · On-site
$200k–$360k/yr
About the role Build and own the software simulation stack for our AI accelerator — the functional, instruction-, and performance-level models that the compiler, runtime, and architecture teams develop and validate again…
Skills: C++, Python, Computer Architecture, Simulation Modeling, ISA
Mountain View, California, United States · On-site
$200k–$300k/yr
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Skills: Product Engineering, Yield Analysis, Silicon Characterization, ATE Platforms, NPI Program Management
Mountain View, California, United States · On-site
$220k–$350k/yr
About the role Own Full chip and Block timing methodologies and execution to-signoff of our AI accelerator silicon. Work with chip-design and software teams driving DensityAI's AI accelerator program from first silicon t…
Skills: Physical Design, Timing Signoff, Synthesis, Place & Route, CTS
Mountain View, California, United States · On-site
$230k–$400k/yr
About the role Own floorplan-to-signoff physical design for one or more blocks of our AI accelerator silicon. Work with chip-design and software teams driving DensityAI's AI accelerator program from first silicon through…
Skills: Physical Design, Synthesis, Place & Route, CTS, Signoff
Mountain View, California, United States · On-site
$200k–$350k/yr
About the role Own block-level and SOC-level Performance verification and correlation, debug for our AI accelerator silicon. Work with chip-design and software teams driving DensityAI's AI accelerator program from first …
Skills: Performance Modeling, Performance Verification, SOC Verification, RTL Debugging, AI Accelerator Design
Mountain View, California, United States · On-site
$260k–$320k/yr
About the role You will write, evaluate, and profile specialized compute kernels that run on a custom AI accelerator. This is the critical interface between high-level ML workloads and silicon — your code directly determ…
Skills: C++, CUDA, Computer Architecture, Performance Profiling, Tensor Operations
Mountain View, California, United States · On-site
$230k–$290k/yr
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Mountain View, California, United States · On-site
$220k–$350k/yr
About the role: Own the reliability of the advanced packages and systems that turn our AI accelerator silicon into products that survive years in the field. You'll define how we qualify 2.5D/3D and heterogeneously-integr…
Skills: Physics-of-Failure Modeling, Advanced Packaging Reliability, Failure Analysis, Statistical Reliability Analysis, OSAT Management
Mountain View, California, United States · On-site
$200k–$320k/yr
About the role Design and bring up the electrical hardware that turns our AI accelerator silicon into working systems — boards, power delivery, and system-level electrical design from schematic through lab bring-up and v…
Skills: Schematic Design, PCB Layout, High-Speed Digital Design, Power Delivery Network, Board Bring-up
Mountain View, California, United States · On-site
$200k–$420k/yr
About the role Own block- and SOC-level formal verification, debug, and proof convergence for our AI accelerator silicon. Work with chip-design and software teams driving DensityAI's AI accelerator program from first sil…
Skills: Formal Verification, SVA, PSL, Synopsys VC Formal, Cadence Jasper
Mountain View, California, United States · On-site
$200k–$320k/yr
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Skills: SystemVerilog, UVM, Synopsys VCS, Cadence Xcelium, Synopsys Verdi
Mountain View, California, United States · On-site
$300k–$350k/yr
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Skills: DFT Architecture, ATPG, BIST, Boundary Scan, Siemens Tessent
Mountain View, California, United States · On-site
$200k–$360k/yr
About the role Own MLIR dialect design and lowering passes for our AI accelerator — defining the high-level tensor IR, async / streaming semantics, and sharded-tensor types that bridge ML frameworks to silicon. Work with…
Skills: MLIR Dialect Design, Lowering Pass Authoring, Rewrite Patterns, Tensor Compilation, Distributed Execution
Mountain View, California, United States · On-site
$180k–$320k/yr
About the role Own LLVM backend development for our custom accelerator ISA — instruction selection, register allocation, scheduling, and linker support across scalar, vector, and floating-point pipelines. Work with chip-…
Skills: LLVM Backend, TableGen, Instruction Selection, Register Allocation, Scheduling
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Collect high-quality robot training data using VR teleoperation systems and maintain strict adherence to task specifications and SOPs. Support researchers by executing evaluation protocols and troubleshooting routine hardware and software issues.
Requires proficiency in VR controllers, comfort with Linux command line, and the ability to perform repetitive physical tasks in a lab. Candidates must be detail-oriented with the ability to document technical failures and maintain reliable attendance.
At Rhoda AI, we’re building the next generation of generalist intelligent robots. We own the full robotics stack from high-performance hardware and robot systems to the infrastructure and state-of-the-art foundation world models that control our robots. Our robots are designed to be generalists capable of operating in complex, real-world environments and handling long-tail edge cases, made possible by our cutting edge research and end-to-end system design. We've raised over $450M and are investing aggressively in model research, infrastructure, hardware development, and manufacturing scale-up to make generalist robotics a reality.
Role Description:
Tier 2 Robot Pilots are trusted, high-output robot teleoperators who reliably collect high-quality
manipulation data using VR teleoperation systems. Pilots operate with minimal supervision,
consistently meet data throughput and quality standards, and can troubleshoot routine issues
(such as basic software workflow and lab operating issues). They also support researchers with
executing evaluation protocols and providing clear feedback on robot and model behavior.
Primary Duties
● Collect high-quality robot training data by teleoperating robotic systems using VR
equipment and hand controllers; demonstrate manipulation tasks repeatedly and
consistently.
● Meet daily performance expectations for data collection throughput, quality, and
consistency (including correct task setup and complete metadata/notes).
● Follow task specifications and SOPs precisely, maintain discipline around experiment
changes and “what changed” between sessions.
● Maintain a safe work environment and adhere to lab safety procedures at all times.
● Support evaluations by running structured evaluation protocols alongside researchers
and accurately reporting results and issues.
Additional Tasks:
● Troubleshoot and report issues with robot hardware/software and teleop tooling, capture
relevant logs/notes and escalate with clear reproduction steps.
● Perform basic operational maintenance per SOP (workspace reset between sessions,
calibration checks, battery swaps or component swaps as required).
● Review/annotate recordings as needed (lightweight review for quality checks, labeling
support, or spot audits).
● Participate in process improvements to increase data collection efficiency, reduce
downtime, and improve data quality.
● Occasional travel to customer/partner sites (domestic & international) to support on-site
robot data collection, including operating in new environments, coordinating with site
contacts, and following site-specific safety and security requirements.
● Occasional weekend overtime data collection (maximum one day per weekend),
balanced with flexible scheduling and time off during the week.
Required Qualifications:
● Strong VR / controller proficiency (VR gaming or similar real-time control experience).
● Ability to maintain focus while operating in VR for extended periods and follow detailed
written/video instructions.
● Comfort working hands-on with robotics equipment in a lab environment; safety-minded
and detail-oriented.
● Comfortable with Linux / command line (running programs with arguments, checking
logs).
● Ability to debug routine issues and distinguish between environment/setup vs software
vs hardware problems.
● Ability to write detailed bug reports when issues arise, document failure modes and
participate in investigative efforts to diagnose and recover quickly.
● Reliable attendance and punctuality; able to work a fixed full-time shift (AM or PM).
● Basic technical literacy: comfortable navigating computer tools, documenting work, and
communicating clearly.
● Able to stand/sit for extended periods, perform repetitive motions, and support physical
reset tasks as needed (may include lifting/moving items up to ~30 lbs, squatting/standing
during resets).
Preferred:
● Experience with robotics systems, lab work, automation, manufacturing/assembly, or
other precision technical work.
● Experience supporting structured experiments/evaluations with researchers or
engineers.
● Experience collecting teleop demonstration data (robots, simulators, or other real-time
control systems).
Building at the frontier of embodied intelligence.
Building at the frontier of embodied intelligence. We’re currently in stealth and working with select partners as we prepare for public launch. If you’re excited about hard problems, first-principles thinking, and building category-defining systems, we’d love to hear from you.
Offices: Palo Alto, US
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