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Maintenance Engineer Location: Burnley Salary: £42,300 + PLC Training + Pension + 25 days Holiday (+Bank) Shifts: 35 hours per week - 2-week rotation: Days: Mon-Thurs 07:00-15:00, Fri 07:00-12:00 Backs: Mon-Thurs 14:55-23:00, Fri 12:00-16:35Are you looking for a Maintenance role where you will have lots of chances for training and development? While working with cutting-edge automation supplying some of the...

Elix Sourcing Solutions
Burnley

Controls Engineer

Job title: Controls Engineer Location: Greater Manchester (predominantly office based; UK site travel for commissioning) Salary: £55,000–£60,000 + accelerated overtime pay About the role A well-established, privately held engineering company specialising in bespoke automation and special-purpose machinery is recruiting a Controls Engineer to join a small, experienced controls team. The company delivers end-to-end automation (mechanical, electrical, controls, software and commissioning)...

MoveATech
Manchester

Robotics Engineer/Programmer

Robotics Engineer / Programmer 📍 Location: Telford 💼 Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time 🕓 Hours: 37 hours per week 💰 Salary: Competitive + Benefits About the Role We’re seeking a skilled and motivated Robotics Engineer / Programmer to join our automation team in the Telford. In this role, you’ll be responsible for the programming, setup, and integration of robotic systems —...

Connect 4
Telford

Robotics Engineer

This global automation and machinery manufacturer is seeking a skilled Robotics Engineerwith strong hands-on experience programming and commissioning industrial robots.The main duty of the Robot Programmer will be to develop, optimise, and install robot programs for multi-robot cells used in advanced manufacturing environments. You will be involved in projects from concept to completion including offline programming, IO configuration, program structuring,...

Chroma Recruitment
Telford

Robotics Engineer

Job Description This global automation and machinery manufacturer is seeking a skilled Robotics Engineerwith strong hands-on experience programming and commissioning industrial robots.The main duty of the Robot Programmer will be to develop, optimise, and install robot programs for multi-robot cells used in advanced manufacturing environments. You will be involved in projects from concept to completion including...ZIPC1_UKTJ...

Chroma Recruitment Ltd
Telford

Robotics Engineer

Join Our Team: Application Automation Engineer / Robotic Engineer – DWP Garage Project We are seeking a talented Application Automation Engineer to join our Software Engineering team and collaborate on the DWP Garage project, partnering with the UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), a leading government organization responsible for welfare and pension policy across the United Kingdom. What You’ll...

Lorien
Tynemouth
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Robotics Hiring Trends 2026: What to Watch Out For (For Job Seekers & Recruiters)

As we move into 2026, the UK robotics jobs market is in a strange but interesting place. On one hand, UK manufacturers, logistics firms and warehouses must automate to stay competitive, tackle labour shortages and meet productivity and net-zero targets. On the other hand, the UK still lags badly behind peers in robot adoption, with relatively low robot density in factories compared with other advanced economies – which is both a challenge and a massive opportunity. The National Robotarium +1 Add in AI, computer vision and edge computing, and you get a robotics landscape that is: More selective in hiring. More focused on real operational outcomes. More integrated with software, data and safety standards. Whether you are a robotics job seeker planning your next move, or a recruiter building automation and robotics teams, this guide explores the key robotics hiring trends for 2026.

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Robotics Recruitment Trends 2025 (UK): What Job Seekers Need To Know About Today’s Hiring Process

Summary: UK robotics hiring has shifted from toolbox checklists to capability‑driven evaluation that emphasises deployed systems, safety, reliability and total cost of ownership. Employers want proof you can ship and sustain robots in production—industrial arms & cobots, AMRs/AGVs, field robots, surgical/med‑tech, warehouse automation, inspection & maintenance. This guide explains what’s changed, what to expect in interviews and how to prepare—especially for robotics software engineers (ROS/ROS 2), perception/vision engineers, controls & motion planners, mechatronics & embedded, safety & compliance, test/V&V, DevOps/SRE for fleets, and robotics product managers. Who this is for: Robotics software/perception/controls engineers, mechatronics & embedded, simulation & test, DevOps/SRE for robotics fleets, HRI/UX, safety/compliance, field/commissioning engineers, and product/technical programme managers in the UK.

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Why Robotics Careers in the UK Are Becoming More Multidisciplinary

Robotics used to be the domain of mechanical, electrical and software engineers. In the UK today, robotics is more than motors and control loops — it’s about perception, interaction, trust, regulation and integration into human environments. That evolution means robotics careers are becoming more multidisciplinary. Modern robots interact with people, collect data, operate under constraints, and often assist in safety-critical environments (healthcare, manufacturing, transport). So engineers now collaborate closely with legal, ethical, psychological, linguistic and design experts. In this article, we explore why UK robotics careers are evolving into multidisciplinary roles, how law, ethics, psychology, linguistics & design intersect with robotics, and how job-seekers and employers can adapt to this shift.

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