Lab Technician I

Job Summary

As a Data Operations Technician, you will join the Product Data Operations team in Burlingame and Redmond to support Meta Robotics Studio data collection and annotation projects. You will work directly with new and emerging VR/AR technologies, performing hands-on data collection, annotation, and quality assurance tasks. This is a full-time, on-site contingent worker (CWX) role managed directly by the Reality Labs Project Manager.

Responsibilities

• Operate prototype devices to collect high-quality data in lab and simulated environments.
• Follow detailed protocols to perform complex data collection tasks, ensuring consistency and accuracy.
• Annotate and label collected data using internal tools and platforms.
• Participate in quality assurance (QA) activities, reviewing and validating data for accuracy and completeness.
• Collaborate with team members and project leads to orchestrate and optimize data collection sessions.
• Document procedures, issues, and findings as needed.
• Adhere to all safety, privacy, and confidentiality guidelines.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience with AR/VR devices, robotics, or similar hands-on technical environments.
• Scaled data collection experience with physical device research teams.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow complex protocols.
• Comfort with repetitive tasks and ability to maintain focus and accuracy.
• Demonstrated computer literacy and the ability to confidently execute well-documented tasks on computers, including running python scripts and using data entry or annotation tools.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, on-site team environment.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new tools and processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience troubleshooting and documenting technical errors.
• Intermediate Python / Bash programming language experience.
• Prototest environment experience.

Scope of Work and Deliverables

Generate high-quality datasets following strict procedural instructions.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Operate and set up prototype robotics and XR devices (e.g., Quest 3 headsets) according to established protocols.
• Execute hands-on data generation tasks, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Annotate and review collected data using internal tools, maintaining high quality standards.
• Perform initial quality checks and flag issues for follow-up.
• Collaborate with team members and project leads to support data operations and troubleshoot device or process issues.
• Adhere to safety, privacy, and operational guidelines in all lab activities.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range that Tundra in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $35/hour - $37/hour. Tundra’s benefits offering includes optional medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits, up to 15 Days PTO per annum and a New Child Benefit.

About the Company

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Our products empower more than 3 billion people around the world to share ideas, offer support, and make a difference. This posting is for a contract assignment with Tundra Technical Solutions to provide services to Meta. Please note that this is not a full-time employment opportunity. Candidates selected for this role will be engaged as contractors for the specified duration of the project. For any inquiries regarding the terms of the contract or engagement, please contact Tundra Technical Solutions directly.