--- title: 'Robotics Operations Specialist at Mistral' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/robotics-operations-specialist-mistral-paris-vfvdqhhr93t4' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-08' --- # Robotics Operations Specialist at Mistral - **Company:** [Mistral](https://feeny.ai/companies/mistral) - **Location:** Paris, France - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-11-05 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-08 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mistral.ai/38cd24e4-204f-4e61-826a-7d4884a73703 ## Job description ## About Mistral Mistral provides full-stack AI solutions: from frontier models to developer tools, applications, and compute. We partner with enterprises tackling the hardest problems across high-stakes industries like finance, manufacturing, defense, healthcare, and the public sector, co-creating customized AI systems that they can run on their terms. We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society. Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation. Our teams are distributed between Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited. ## About the Role We're looking for a hands-on Robotics Operations Specialist to support teleoperation sessions, robot benchmarks, robotics data quality, and evaluation runs. You'll work closely with engineers and operators to ensure sessions run on time and on spec - troubleshooting hardware issues in real time, preparing evaluation environments, and helping improve operational processes. ## Responsibilities Teleoperations Support & Operator Relations - Provide hands-on support during teleoperation sessions: setup, monitoring, and real-time troubleshooting - Debug equipment issues (connectivity, hardware faults, peripheral failures) and escalate when needed - Manage session scheduling, collector onboarding, equipment handoff, and session-readiness checks - Travel to client sites and data collection locations to onboard and train operators on teleoperation systems, protocols, and best practices - Serve as the liaison between operators and hardware/data collection teams - systematically gathering feedback on equipment usability, workflow friction, and potential improvements - Synthesize actionable insights to inform hardware development and process decisions Benchmark & Evaluation Operations - Support execution of robot benchmarks and evaluations alongside research and engineering teams - Prepare robots, stations, props, and task environments according to defined protocols - Ensure consistent resets, trial conditions, and operator execution across runs - Investigate failed or inconsistent runs to identify whether issues stem from the model, robot hardware, environment setup, or operator execution Data Quality & Annotation - Review collected datasets to assess quality, flag inconsistencies, and ensure data meets training standards - Onboard annotators on robotics annotations to assess video quality - Perform data analysis to identify patterns in collection quality, operator performance, and session outcomes - Collaborate with research teams to refine annotation guidelines and quality criteria - Maintain quality metrics and contribute to reporting on dataset health across collection campaigns Validation & System Integration - Verify that hardware, software packages, and peripherals work smoothly together across the robotics stack - Run tests in lab and staging environments, log bug reports, and contribute to root-cause analysis of recurring or production issues - Support test plan execution by following defined acceptance criteria and documenting results - Maintain detailed operational documentation for internal quality gates and runbooks ## What We're Looking For - Comfortable working hands-on with physical hardware: diagnosing, setting up, and maintaining equipment - Strong communicator who can work fluidly with both engineers and non-technical operators - Able to work autonomously and exercise independent judgment on methods and execution ## Nice to Have - Familiarity with robotics and teleoperation systems - Background in a research or hardware-forward environment - Experience writing operational runbooks or technical documentation ## What We Offer We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Benefits vary by country and may include healthcare coverage, parental leave, retirement plans, relocation support, wellness programs, meal and transportation allowances, and other location-specific perks. For the most up-to-date details on benefits available in your location, please refer to our [Benefits page](https://app.notion.com/p/mistralai/Benefits-at-Mistral-36e6ba59a7fe836b93dd01737fcc27ef?source=copy_link). Privacy Policy Your privacy matters to us. You can learn more about how we handle your personal data in our [Applicant Privacy Policy](https://legal.mistral.ai/terms/applicant-privacy-policy). ## About Mistral ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Mistral is a French AI company building open, frontier-grade large language models, developer platforms, and applied AI solutions for enterprises and governments. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series C) - **Headquarters**: Paris, France (15 rue des Halles) - **Founded**: April 2023 - **Founders**: Arthur Mensch (CEO), Guillaume Lample (Chief Science Officer), Timothée Lacroix (CTO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, Enterprise AI Software - **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise, Government, and Developers (B2D) - **Mission or purpose statement**: "To make frontier AI open to all, and together solve the world's hardest problems." ## Products & Services - **Mistral Large**: Frontier-grade large language model for complex reasoning and enterprise tasks. - **Mistral Small 3**: Efficient, lightweight model for cost-sensitive deployments. - **Mistral Code / Vibe**: AI agent for long-horizon, autonomous software development and task completion. - **Le Chat**: Consumer-facing AI assistant and chatbot. - **Mistral OCR 4**: State-of-the-art document intelligence model for extracting and understanding text from images and PDFs. - **Mistral Forge**: Custom model development service for training, aligning, and evaluating proprietary AI models on private data. - **Mistral Studio**: Platform for building, testing, and running AI agents and applications with full control. - **Mistral Compute**: Infrastructure and orchestration platform for frontier-scale training and inference (edge to cloud). - **Mistral Search Toolkit**: Tools for integrating search and retrieval into AI applications. - **Voxtral**: Voice AI model for speech-based interactions. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: $4.016 billion (latest reported valuation, per CB Insights; date not specified but likely post-Series C) - **Key Metric**: Total funding raised across Seed, Series A, Series B, and Series C rounds (specific amounts not disclosed in search results). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not explicitly named in search results, but the company partners with organizations in finance, manufacturing, defense, energy, and the public sector. - **Growth Signals**: - Rapid scaling: 900+ employees across 30+ nationalities as of mid-2026. - 50% of leadership roles held by women. - Key product launches on a near-monthly cadence (e.g., Mistral OCR, Forge, Vibe, Compute, Search Toolkit, Voxtral). - Strong presence in high-stakes, regulated industries (defense, energy, public sector). ## Competitive Advantages - **Open-source DNA**: Commitment to openness, transparency, and cost efficiency differentiates Mistral from closed, Big Tech AI labs. - **Full-stack ownership**: Controls the entire stack from frontier models to developer tools, applications, and compute infrastructure, enabling deep customization and reliability. - **European leadership**: Positioned as a sovereign, European AI champion, appealing to governments and enterprises seeking data control and regulatory compliance. - **Speed and rigor**: Culture of rapid experimentation, iteration, and data-driven decision-making. ## Strategic Focus - **Enterprise and government partnerships**: Co-creating tailored AI systems for mission-critical use cases in finance, manufacturing, defense, energy, and public sector. - **Open platform ecosystem**: Expanding Mistral Studio and Forge to enable customers to build custom models and agents on their own data. - **Infrastructure as a product**: Commercializing Mistral Compute to become a platform for others to train and run AI workloads. - **Continuous model innovation**: Releasing new frontier models and capabilities (OCR, voice, code agents) at a rapid pace. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Flat structure, high ownership, low ego, and a "builders, not order takers" mentality. The company values audacity, speed, rigor, and customer centricity. - **Remote/Hybrid/Office**: Based in Paris (15 rue des Halles); relocation support and visa sponsorship offered. Specific remote/hybrid policy not detailed, but global team suggests flexibility. - **Notable perks and benefits** (from careers page): - 20 weeks paid parental leave for all birthing parents. - 100% employer-sponsored medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents. - 6% 401k match (US) / 5% pension contribution (UK). - Childcare support (reserved daycare seats or financial assistance). - Meal allowances and transportation support. - Fitness and wellness subsidies. - Relocation and settling-in services. - Financial and career planning support. - **Team composition**: 900+ employees from 30+ nationalities; 50% female leaders. - **Interview process**: For science, product, and engineering roles: intro conversation → 2-5 technical exercises → 1-3 interviews (hiring manager + teammates) → values conversation → reference checks. ## Sources 1. [Mistral AI - About Page](https://mistral.ai/about/) 2. [Mistral AI - Careers Page](https://mistral.ai/careers/) 3. [Mistral AI - Homepage](https://mistral.ai/) 4. [CB Insights - Mistral AI Company Profile](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/mistral-ai) 5. [Mistral AI - LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/mistralai) ## Other roles at Mistral - [AI Scientist Intern - (Internship, Masters or Phd)](https://feeny.ai/job/ai-scientist-intern-internship-masters-or-phd-mistral-paris-43jzbe0kx4mv) — Paris, France - [Engineering Manager, Serverless Containers](https://feeny.ai/job/engineering-manager-serverless-containers-mistral-paris-m06we4kkhq7s) — Paris, France - [Engineering Manager, Fleet Delivery](https://feeny.ai/job/engineering-manager-fleet-delivery-mistral-paris-zsspnkk7y0k5) — Paris, France - [Engineering Manager, Storage](https://feeny.ai/job/engineering-manager-storage-mistral-paris-ekf23bqg33ar) — Paris, France - [Engineering Manager, Sandbox](https://feeny.ai/job/engineering-manager-sandbox-mistral-paris-5wx65405emb2) — Paris, France - [Senior Engineering Manager, IaaS](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-engineering-manager-iaas-mistral-paris-n545rbk6r28j) — Paris, France - [Forward Software Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/forward-software-engineer-mistral-paris-gp4fe2vxk8pe) — Paris, France - [Forward Software Engineer, Data](https://feeny.ai/job/forward-software-engineer-data-mistral-paris-5j7fnp825t2q) — Paris, France - [Network Development Engineer, WAN & Edge](https://feeny.ai/job/network-development-engineer-wan-edge-mistral-paris-bb54t43jf8db) — Paris, France - [Network Development Engineer, Data Center Fabrics](https://feeny.ai/job/network-development-engineer-data-center-fabrics-mistral-paris-3sgd968rfyhv) — Paris, France