Ultra builds practical, general-purpose robots focused on repetitive manipulation tasks.

Unlike traditional industrial automation that’s rigid and complex, our robots are zero integration—able to be installed in hours, not weeks—and are highly flexible, capable of quickly learning new tasks and delivering immediate ROI.

Founded by a team of three-time entrepreneurs with a decade of collaboration, Ultra moves fast and decisively. We already have robots in the field generating revenue and data, with plans to rapidly scale deployments this year.

Overview

We’re seeking a Robot Laboratory Manager to join our NYC-based team, and help us scale our growing fleet of laboratory systems. We are an early stage company moving very fast in a rapidly growing space, and welcome people from any background as long as you’re excited to join our mission, drive immediate impact, and create a future where automation is accessible to everyone.

Who You Are

• Early in your career (1–5 years experience), highly productive, organized, and self-sufficient
• You have hands-on technical skills in assembly and debugging complex electromechanical + computer systems from prior experiences
• Excited about VR and robot teleoperation, you likely have spent a lot of time in VR and/or gaming in the past
• Strong communicator who can work effectively to manage lab access and priorities which will be in high demand
• Hungry for impact and growth

What You’ll Do

• Own the day-to-day operations of our growing Robotics Lab:
  • Work with our engineering team to execute data collection projects
  • Manage the schedule of projects and ensure on-time completion
  • Coordinate work with our remote teleoperation team who pilot the robots to collect data
  • Keep the lab clean and organized, setting up for and transitioning between projects
• Pilot our robots: become our expert robot pilot through rigorous practice. You’ll become the best person at the company at driving the robots in VR to test new capabilities.
• Build and maintain systems: assemble, repair, and upgrade hardware in the lab
• Contribute to design: Help build our next-generation capabilities, from working with engineering to test new prototypes

Bonus Skills

• Familiar and comfortable with VR headsets like the Meta Quest 3 and video games that focus on performance (our best tele-operators are avid gamers)
• Experience building and troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, and computer systems
• Experience with prototyping, 3D design, 3D printing
• Experience working in a corporate environment and familiarity with common tools (Excel, powerpoint, Slack, etc)

About Ultra

Ultra builds AI-native industrial robots that actually work in the real world. Our systems automate mission-critical warehouse labor end-to-end, starting with e-commerce order packaging. We deploy fast, learn from real production data, and iterate aggressively. We already have multiple revenue-generating robots operating in U.S. warehouses, and are now scaling toward hundreds of deployments over the next couple years. Our goal is simple: build the most advanced, most productive industrial AI robots on the planet.

We’re building general-purpose robots that learn new tasks fast and deploy in hours, not weeks. Our stack combines real-time teleop, low-latency control, and neural network-based autonomy. We optimize end-to-end—from custom IK solvers and low-level drivers to vision-language-action models trained on production robot data. Stack: Python, C++, ROS2, PyTorch, simulation, real hardware. Problems: real-time control, robot learning, sim-to-real, scalable deployment.