Atlas Data Operations Curriculum Designer

Boston Dynamics is a world leader in mobile robots, tackling some of the toughest robotics challenges. We combine the principles of dynamic control and balance with sophisticated mechanical designs, cutting-edge electronics, and next-generation software for high-performance robots equipped with perception, navigation, and intelligence.

About Bostondynamics

This is an opportunity to step into a high-impact, highly visible role where your decisions directly shape the supply chain behind some of the most innovative robotics systems in the world.

Responsibilities

• The Atlas Data Operations team is seeking a technically-minded Curriculum Designer to partner with the Atlas Behavior team in designing the data collection tasks used to train Atlas's autonomous policies.
• This role touches new Atlas behaviors from end to end, from intake through completion — ensuring every dataset is delivered on time with the quality of demonstration data Behavior needs to train Atlas to work autonomously. *Fully onsite in Waltham, MA Schedule/Working Hours: Monday – Friday: 40 hours per week, regular hours (e.g., 9 AM to 6 PM).
• Periodic flexibility is required to cover first and second shift or provide off-hours support to maintain continuous operations.
• Curriculum Design & Planning Partner with the Atlas Behavior team to translate policy training goals into concrete data collection tasks for robot pilots.
• Own and run the curriculum planning meeting, aligning Data Ops and Behavior stakeholders on upcoming task priorities and resourcing needs.
• Intake new curriculum requests from Behavior and other partner teams; clarify scope, requirements, and success criteria before tasks enter the backlog.
• Prioritize and sequence the curriculum backlog based on Behavior team priorities, pilot availability, and prop/equipment readiness.
• Create and maintain task playbooks — including props, pilot documentation, assistant documentation, and robot software configuration — ensuring every task is fully ready before it reaches pilots.
• Track completion of curriculum requests against requested volume (hours or episodes), and report progress to Behavior and Data Ops stakeholders.
• Identify and escalate blockers — prop shortages, unclear task specs, pilot capacity — that put completion timelines at risk.
• Quality Control & Pilot Coaching Monitor quality control of pilot demonstrations, identifying trends, errors, and technique gaps.
• Partner with the annotation team to surface poor piloting techniques or systemic quality issues in collected data.
• Coach robot pilots directly, providing feedback on best techniques and practices, and codify those techniques into playbooks and training documentation.
• Perform periodic pilot skills assessments to identify systemic gaps and feed findings into the ADOPS Pilot Training and Onboarding program.
• Operational Logistics Maintain inventory and demand forecasting for curriculum props; purchase and stage props and other required equipment to ensure Data Ops is never blocked by lack of materials.
• Maintain the change control process for curriculum documentation, ensuring playbooks stay current as tasks and robot configurations evolve.

Requirements

• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage a fast-moving backlog across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong coaching instincts — able to give direct, actionable feedback that improves pilot technique.
• Reliable and punctual, with a strong commitment to structured process and accurate documentation.
• 3+ years of relevant experience.

Preferred

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, comfortable running meetings and translating between technical and operational (pilot) audiences.
• Proactive, self-directed problem-solver who anticipates blockers before they stall data collection.

Pay

• The base pay range for this position is between $88,603.82 - $110,754.78 annually.
• Base pay will depend on multiple individualized factors including, but not limited to internal equity, job related knowledge, skills and experience.
• This range represents a good faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting.

Benefits

• Boston Dynamics offers a generous Benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401(k), paid time off and an annual bonus structure.
• Additional details regarding these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer for employment.