Environment Specialist at Physical Intelligence (San Francisco, CA)
Physical Intelligence· San Francisco, CA·
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About the Role
Physical Intelligence builds AI for robots. Our operations teams keep hands-on work running on schedule for research and production. As a Set + Props Specialist, you keep workspaces organized and supplied on your shift so work runs without interruption. The Team The Set + Props team supports research and production operations at Physical Intelligence. The team builds and maintains physical workspaces and keeps them supplied so work runs on schedule across every shift. It includes coordinators, shift specialists, and contractors who flex with demand. In This Role You Will
- Audits: Check workspaces and supplies against a checklist.
- Prep and staging: Prepare, organize, and stage supplies for upcoming work.
- Inventory: Log inventory accurately in our tools.
- Delivery: Deliver supplies to teams during the shift.
- Flagging issues: Flag anything missing or out of spec.
What We Hope You'll Bring
- 1+ year in retail merchandising, warehouse, stagehand, hospitality, kitchen, or facilities work
- Reliability and strong attention to detail
- Comfort with basic inventory or tracking tools
- Availability for a morning, swing, or overnight shift
- Ability to stand, lift up to 40 lbs, and move around all shift
Bonus Points
- Experience with film, TV, or theater props or sets
- Experience with kitting, pick and pack, or cycle counts
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Why work at Physical Intelligence
- Culture: Described as a “pure company” – internally driven by research needs, not external market demands. Highly collaborative, with a mix of engineers, scientists, and roboticists working together.
- Work Environment: Hybrid/in-office – most roles require on-site presence in San Francisco (396 Treat Ave), though some remote flexibility exists. In-office setting with a “no reception” vibe, open lab space with robot stations.
- Growth: Team has scaled from ~80 (Jan 2026) to 163 (mid-2026) and is still hiring across research, ML infra, hardware, and engineering roles. Plans to grow “as slowly as possible” to maintain quality.
- Perks & Engineering Highlights: Access to cutting-edge robotics hardware and compute resources; opportunity to publish research and open-source code; exposure to a wide variety of real-world automation challenges (e.g., robots learning to fold pants, peel vegetables, make espresso). Employees come from top institutions like Berkeley, Stanford, Google, NVIDIA, and Anduril.