Warehouse Associate, Robot Testing
Pickle Robot
Charlestown, Boston, MA, USA
Posted on Sep 3, 2025
At Pickle Robot Company, we build autonomous robots that unload trucks, trailers, and shipping containers for industry leaders like UPS, Levi's, Columbia, Calvin Klein, and Ryobi. These advanced robots are revolutionizing warehouse operations across the country.
We are looking for our first two full-time Warehouse Associates to join our small, collaborative testing team. As a highly motivated and dependable individual who thrives in a fast-paced warehouse environment, you'll play a crucial part in our testing operations. Your role will be hands-on and essential: setting up boxes in various configurations to test our newest robot prototypes. Every day, you'll help the team evaluate how our robots handle different box sizes, weights, and loading patterns in real warehouse scenarios. Your consistent, hardworking approach will directly support the development and refinement of our technology.
You'll be helping to build tomorrow's technology while gaining valuable experience with robotics and automation. This exciting opportunity offers potential for bonuses, overtime, and career advancement within our growing organization. Join us in creating the future of logistics, one test at a time.
Responsibilities:
- Assemble and downstack walls of test freight as needed for robot testing scenarios, setting up 1-10 different test configurations per day to evaluate robot performance across various loading patterns
- Assemble new boxes from flat cardboard and repair damaged boxes to maintain adequate testing inventory, ensuring boxes meet specific weight and size requirements for different test scenarios
- Perform general warehouse upkeep including sweeping, cleaning work areas, maintaining equipment, and ensuring testing zones remain safe and organized for daily operations
- Fill trailers with boxes in predetermined configurations as directed by the testing team, creating realistic unloading scenarios that mirror actual customer warehouse conditions
- Organize warehouse inventory by sorting, labeling, and storing boxes, packaging materials, and testing equipment to ensure efficient access and accurate tracking of testing supplies
Skills & Experience:
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs regularly throughout the workday
- Prior experience working in a warehouse, distribution, or similar industrial environment
- Proven ability to follow detailed instructions and safety protocols accurately
- Coachable attitude with adaptability to changing test requirements and procedures
- Strong work ethic with consistent punctuality and reliable attendance
About Pickle Robot
Pickle Robot is a pioneer in Physical AI for supply chain applications. Today Pickle robots autonomously unload trucks, trailers, and import containers at human-scale or better performance. The alternative is manual work that is difficult, dirty, sometimes dangerous, and increasingly hard to staff at distribution centers around the globe. Pickle Robot is laser focused on automating truck unloading using generative AI, machine learning, computer vision, advanced sensors, and industrial robotics to deliver engineered products customers rely on. Pickle Robot Unload Systems work alongside people on loading docks to make the work safer, faster, and more efficient. Pickle robots are physical AI that unload trucks.
Pickle provides best-in-class benefits including health, dental, & vision insurance; unlimited vacation, along with all federal and state holidays; 401K contributions of 5% your salary, travel supplies, and other items to make your working life more fun, comfortable, and productive.