Robot Operator (night shifts)
Description
We’re striving to be 99% autonomous, which means we outsource the difficult decisions to our human operators who are able to solve various social and traffic situations. We’re seeking Operators to work in our control center located in Tallinn to oversee and guide the friendly sidewalk robots designed to deliver parcels, groceries, and food.
Did we catch your attention? Here’s what our robot operators are responsible for:
- Oversee the robots during their autonomous operations via computer stations
- Remotely operate/guide the robot in a safe and sensible manner in certain traffic situations
- Communicate with the robot operators and on the ground field assistants in real-time
- Control robot while establishing new mapping paths
- Log and report any issues to relevant teams
- Why we think working in Starship is awesome:
- Start-up environment and possibilities to grow within the company
- Fun company atmosphere and never-ending snacks and drinks
- Close-knit and amiable team members
- Unique opportunity to change the world
- We ensure secure travels to home during night shifts within Tallinn
- Ability to choose your own shifts
Why we think working in Starship is awesome:
- Start-up environment and possibilities to grow within the company
- Fun company atmosphere and never-ending snacks and drinks
- Close-knit and amiable team members
- Unique opportunity to change the world
- We ensure secure travels to home during night shifts within Tallinn
- Ability to choose your own shifts
What will make you an excellent robot operator at Starship?
- Technical IT skills are not necessary to be successful, but basic computer skills are required
- Excited to do something totally new and inspirational
- Good reaction and motor skills, able to process large amounts of visual information, diligent with sharp attention to detail, and calm under pressure
- Ready for a multitasking job
- Reliable and able to take responsibility for your workload and schedule
- Comfortable working in an international team environment
- Able and willing to stay alert and responsive in front of a screen for several hours at a time
- Able to spot issues, resolve situations from a distance
- Have the ability to distinguish different colors (especially red and green due to our Operations tools)
- Good spoken and written communication in English
We are 24/7 operations serving our amazing global customers. Availability to work during evenings, nights and weekends is a requirement for remote operators. Please be mindful that you would need to take at least three night shifts per week.
Job specifics:
- Flexible working hours in shifts - we run 24/7 operations and have shifts with varying lengths (6-10 hours)
- Location: Tallinn, Estonia
"Best part about my job is seeing the robots getting smarter every day. It's about the feeling of fulfilment that I get when I witness every new little skill they learn." Kleio Kalamaridi, Robot Operator
In accordance with Starship’s duty to provide and maintain a workplace that is free of known hazards, we strongly encourage all Starship employees to be vaccinated in order to safeguard the health of our employees and their families; our customers and visitors; and the community at large from infectious diseases, such as COVID-19.
Work environment
Working in shifts (mostly night sights, but occasional day and evening shifts).
Company mission
Starship Technologies is revolutionizing deliveries with autonomous robots. The robots are designed to deliver food, groceries, and packages across college campuses and neighborhoods in minutes. Starship delivery robots have completed over 1.5 million autonomous deliveries to date, traveled over 2 million miles, crossed over 15 million roads, and met millions of people in cities around the world. Every day our delivery robots are completing thousands of autonomous deliveries across tens of cities and 5 countries around the world. We’re hitting records on an almost weekly basis. Now is a very exciting time to join as we grow rapidly around the world!