Automate Your Robotics Jobs Search: Using ChatGPT, RSS & Alerts to Save Hours Each Week
Robotics roles land across industrial automation, warehouse/AMR, agri/field robotics, medical devices, drones/UAV, defence, logistics, research labs and humanoids—often hidden in ATS portals or duplicated across job boards. The smartest way to keep up isn’t more scrolling; it’s automation. With keyword-rich alerts, RSS feeds and a reusable ChatGPT workflow, you can bring relevant roles to you, triage them in minutes, and tailor strong applications without burning your evenings.
This copy-paste playbook is for www.roboticsjobs.co.uk readers. It’s UK-centric, practical, and built to save you hours every week.
What You’ll Have Working In 30 Minutes
A role & keyword map spanning Perception, Manipulation, Planning & Control, SLAM/Navigation, ROS/ROS 2 & Middleware, Mechatronics/Embedded, Safety/Functional Safety, Simulation/Digital Twins, AMR/AGV/Industrial Automation, UAVs and Cloud/Fleet Ops.
Shareable Boolean searches to paste into Google and job boards that strip out noise.
Always-on alerts & RSS feeds that deliver fresh UK roles to your inbox/reader.
A ChatGPT “Robotics Job Scout” prompt that deduplicates, scores fit and outputs ready-to-paste actions.
A simple pipeline tracker so deadlines and follow-ups never slip.
Step 1: Define Role Clusters & Your Keyword Map
Robotics titles vary by employer. Build clusters so your searches catch synonyms and adjacent roles.
Perception & Sensor Fusion
Titles: Perception Engineer, Computer Vision Engineer (Robotics), Sensor Fusion Engineer.
Keywords: stereo/depth, LiDAR, radar, RGB-D, SLAM features, calibration, extrinsics/intrinsics, tracking, 3D detection/segmentation, OpenCV, PCL, CUDA, TensorRT.
SLAM, Localisation & Navigation
Titles: SLAM Engineer, Navigation Engineer, Autonomy Engineer.
Keywords: visual-inertial SLAM, lidar SLAM, EKF/UKF, loop closure, map building, A*/D*/RRT*/lattice planners, global/local planning, costmaps, occupancy grids.
Planning, Control & Manipulation
Titles: Motion Planning Engineer, Controls Engineer (Robotics), Manipulation/Grasping Engineer.
Keywords: OMPL/MoveIt/MoveIt 2, inverse kinematics, kinematics/dynamics, trajectory optimisation, MPC, PID, impedance/admittance control, force/torque control, grasp synthesis.
ROS/ROS 2 & Middleware
Titles: Robotics Software Engineer, ROS/ROS 2 Engineer, Middleware Engineer.
Keywords: ROS, ROS 2, DDS (Cyclone/Fast DDS), TF/TF2, nav2, lifecycle nodes, colcon, rclcpp, rclpy, bagging/rosbag2, composition, bridges, micro-ROS, VDA 5050.
Embedded, Real-Time & Mechatronics
Titles: Embedded Robotics Engineer, Mechatronics Engineer, Systems Engineer.
Keywords: C/C++, Rust, RT-Linux/Preempt-RT/Xenomai/QNX, CAN/CAN-FD, SPI/I2C/UART, EtherCAT/Profinet/OPC UA, BLDC/servo drives, encoders, safety I/O, power electronics, PCB design.
Industrial Automation & AMR/AGV
Titles: Automation Engineer (Robotics), AMR Integration Engineer, Commissioning Engineer.
Keywords: PLC (Siemens TIA/Step7, Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Beckhoff TwinCAT), safety PLCs, IEC 61131-3, conveyor/WMS/WCS integration, VDA 5050, fleet management, commissioning/FAT/SAT.
UAVs & Aerial Robotics
Titles: UAV Autonomy Engineer, Flight Control Engineer, Perception for UAV.
Keywords: PX4/ArduPilot, MAVLink, state estimation, waypoint navigation, obstacle avoidance, CAA regs, telemetry links, gimbals.
Mobile/Humanoid/Field Robotics
Titles: Mobile Robotics Engineer, Humanoid Controls Engineer, Field Robotics Engineer.
Keywords: legged locomotion, whole-body control, terrain estimation, localisation without GPS, harsh environments.
Safety & Functional Safety
Titles: Functional Safety Engineer (Robotics), Safety & Compliance Engineer.
Keywords: ISO 10218/TS 15066 (collaborative robots), ISO 13849/IEC 62061/IEC 61508, ISO 26262 (mobile/automotive), risk assessments, performance levels (PL d/e), safety relays, light curtains, scanners.
Simulation, Digital Twins & Testing
Titles: Simulation Engineer, HIL/SIL Test Engineer.
Keywords: Gazebo/Ignition, Isaac Sim, Webots, MuJoCo, Unity/Unreal, HIL/SIL/MIL, scenario generation, CI/CD, GitHub Actions/GitLab CI, coverage, fuzzing.
Cloud Robotics & Fleet Ops
Titles: Robotics Platform Engineer, Fleet Operations Engineer.
Keywords: AWS RoboMaker, Azure ROS, Kubernetes, containerisation, OTA updates, telemetry/observability (Prometheus/Grafana/OTel), remote debugging, device management.
UK locations & modes
London, Cambridge, Oxford, Bristol/Bath, Reading/Thames Valley, Coventry/Warwick/Birmingham, Sheffield, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Leeds, Edinburgh/Glasgow, Newcastle, Belfast.
Modes: On-site (common for labs/rigs), Hybrid, Remote UK (more common for ROS/software).
Modifiers: “Security clearance/SC/DV”, “Visa sponsorship”, “Graduate”, “Internship”, “Permanent”.
Lock this keyword map into a notes file—everything else (alerts, feeds, prompts) plugs into it.
Step 2: Build Precise Boolean Searches (Copy & Paste)
Use these in Google and on job boards. Start broad, refine with site: filters where signal lives.
General UK Robotics Search
(robotics OR "robot software" OR "ROS" OR "ROS 2" OR SLAM OR "motion planning" OR "autonomy" OR "manipulation")
(UK OR "United Kingdom" OR London OR Cambridge OR Bristol OR Oxford OR Manchester OR Edinburgh OR Glasgow OR Birmingham OR Leeds)
("Permanent" OR "Full-time") -site:indeed.co.uk -site:glassdoor.co.uk
ROS/ROS 2 & Middleware
("Robotics Software Engineer" OR "ROS Engineer" OR "ROS 2")
(ROS OR "ROS 2" OR DDS OR "nav2" OR MoveIt OR "rclcpp" OR "rclpy" OR colcon)
(UK OR "Remote UK")
SLAM & Navigation
(SLAM OR "visual-inertial" OR "lidar SLAM" OR "sensor fusion" OR "localisation" OR "navigation")
(EKF OR UKF OR "loop closure" OR "costmap" OR "global planner" OR "local planner")
(UK OR "Remote UK")
Perception (Vision/LiDAR)
("Perception Engineer" OR "Computer Vision" OR "Sensor Fusion")
(OpenCV OR PCL OR "depth estimation" OR LiDAR OR "3D detection" OR segmentation OR CUDA OR TensorRT)
(UK OR "Remote UK")
Planning, Control & Manipulation
("Motion Planning" OR "Controls Engineer" OR "Manipulation Engineer")
(MoveIt OR OMPL OR MPC OR "inverse kinematics" OR impedance OR "force control")
(UK OR "Remote UK")
Embedded/Real-Time/Mechatronics
("Embedded Engineer" OR Mechatronics OR "Systems Engineer")
("RT Linux" OR Xenomai OR QNX OR CAN OR EtherCAT OR "motor control" OR BLDC OR "encoder")
(UK OR "Remote UK")
Industrial Automation / AMR
("Automation Engineer" OR "AMR" OR "AGV" OR "Commissioning Engineer")
(PLC OR "IEC 61131-3" OR "TwinCAT" OR "TIA Portal" OR "VDA 5050" OR WMS OR WCS)
(UK OR "Remote UK")
UAV / Drones
(UAV OR "drone" OR "flight control" OR "autopilot")
(PX4 OR ArduPilot OR MAVLink OR "state estimation" OR "obstacle avoidance")
(UK OR "Remote UK")
Simulation & Test
("Simulation Engineer" OR "HIL" OR "SIL" OR "Test Engineer")
(Gazebo OR "Ignition Gazebo" OR "Isaac Sim" OR Webots OR MuJoCo OR "hardware-in-the-loop")
(UK OR "Remote UK")
Safety / Functional Safety
("Functional Safety" OR "Safety Engineer")
("ISO 13849" OR "IEC 61508" OR "ISO 10218" OR "TS 15066" OR "ISO 26262")
(UK OR "Remote UK")
Graduate & Early Career
("Graduate" OR "Junior" OR "Internship") (robotics OR "ROS" OR SLAM OR UAV OR "embedded") (UK OR "Remote UK")
ATS & Employer Career Sites (cuts aggregator noise)
(robotics OR "ROS" OR "autonomy" OR SLAM OR "motion planning")
(site:boards.greenhouse.io OR site:lever.co OR site:workable.com OR site:ashbyhq.com OR site:smartrecruiters.com OR site:icims.com OR site:successfactors.com)
(UK OR "Remote UK")
Academic & Research
("robotics" AND (postdoc OR "research fellow" OR "lecturer" OR "research engineer"))
(site:jobs.ac.uk OR site:ox.ac.uk OR site:cam.ac.uk OR site:ed.ac.uk OR site:imperial.ac.uk OR site:ucl.ac.uk)
(UK)
Tighten with exclusions like -contract (if you want perm) or -"Senior" if you’re early-career.
Step 3: Turn Searches Into Google Alerts & RSS
Let fresh postings come to you automatically.
Setup (quick)
Open Google Alerts.
Paste one Boolean string.
Show options → choose At most once a day (or As-it-happens if you’re sprinting).
Deliver to: pick RSS feed (paste into Feedly/Inoreader) or email.
Create separate alerts per cluster: ROS/ROS 2, SLAM/Navigation, Perception, Planning/Control/Manipulation, Embedded/Mechatronics, Industrial/AMR, UAV, Simulation/Test, Safety, Graduate.
Good alert examples (copy-paste):
("ROS 2" OR "Robotics Software Engineer") (DDS OR nav2 OR MoveIt OR rclcpp OR rclpy) (UK OR "Remote UK")
(SLAM OR "sensor fusion") (EKF OR UKF OR "loop closure" OR "global planner") (UK OR "Remote UK")
("Motion Planning" OR "Controls Engineer" OR "Manipulation") (MoveIt OR OMPL OR MPC OR "inverse kinematics") (UK OR "Remote UK")
("Embedded Engineer" OR Mechatronics) ("RT Linux" OR EtherCAT OR CAN OR BLDC OR encoder OR QNX) (UK OR "Remote UK")
Pro tips
Keep one alert per intent—you’ll get cleaner, more relevant results.
Pair locations sensibly: London/Cambridge/Bristol + “Remote UK” catch most roles; add Coventry/Warwick, Oxford, Manchester, Edinburgh for deep-tech.
Use
-site:to mute noisy domains that flood your feed.
Prefer RSS? Tag/star items and export starred roles as CSV—ideal for a weekly planning pass with ChatGPT.
Step 4: Use ChatGPT as Your “Robotics Job Scout”
Alerts & RSS give you raw listings; ChatGPT turns them into a ranked shortlist with actions so you apply faster & better.
Reusable system prompt (edit to your targets):
System role: You are my Robotics Job Scout for UK roles. Parse pasted job listings (title, company, location, link, snippet), remove duplicates by company+title+location, and produce a ranked shortlist that matches my criteria. Then provide tailored actions for each role.
My criteria:
• Target clusters: ROS/ROS2, SLAM/Navigation, Perception, Planning/Control/Manipulation, Embedded/Mechatronics, Industrial/AMR, UAV, Simulation/Test, Functional Safety, Cloud/Fleet Ops.
• Must-haves by cluster:
- ROS/ROS2: nav2/MoveIt 2, DDS (Cyclone/Fast DDS), TF2, colcon, lifecycle nodes, CI/CD.
- SLAM/Navigation: VIO/LiDAR SLAM, EKF/UKF, loop closure, global/local planners, costmaps.
- Perception: depth/LiDAR pipelines, OpenCV/PCL, 3D detection/segmentation, CUDA/TensorRT optimisation.
- Planning/Control/Manipulation: OMPL/MoveIt, IK/trajectory gen, MPC/PID, force/impedance control.
- Embedded/Mechatronics: RT-Linux/Xenomai/QNX, CAN/EtherCAT, BLDC/servo control, safety I/O.
- Industrial/AMR: PLCs (TIA/TwinCAT), VDA 5050, commissioning (FAT/SAT), WMS/WCS integration.
- UAV: PX4/ArduPilot, MAVLink, state estimation, avoidance, payload/gimbal control.
- Simulation/Test: Gazebo/Ignition/Isaac Sim, HIL/SIL, scenario gen, automated tests.
- Functional Safety: ISO 13849/IEC 61508/ISO 10218/TS 15066/ISO 26262, risk assessments, PL/ASIL.
- Cloud/Fleet: RoboMaker/Azure ROS, Kubernetes, OTA, telemetry/observability.
• Location: Remote UK or London/Cambridge/Bristol/Oxford/Manchester/Edinburgh hybrid.
• Exclude: pure sales-only roles, contract <3 months, agency spam.
Output:
1) Summary: counts & duplicates removed; scoring logic (2 lines).
2) Ranked Shortlist (max 10): Title — Company — Location — Link — Score (0–100) — 1–2 line fit rationale.
3) Per-role actions:
- 3 tailored CV bullets (impact-led, stack & outcomes).
- 6–10 keywords to mirror (frameworks, sensors, protocols, metrics).
- A 3-sentence message to the hiring contact referencing one concrete requirement.
4) Today plan: order to apply with time estimates.
Daily run (paste your feed)
Here are today’s roles (Title — Company — Location — Link — Snippet):
1) ...
2) ...
Apply the Robotics Job Scout system prompt.
Deep-dive on a single role (for the perfect match)
Analyse this spec for must-haves, repeated terms & implied priorities. Then:
• Write 3 CV bullets that mirror the spec (cluster-appropriate), each ending with a measurable outcome.
• Draft a 120-word cover note referencing one stack/sensor/hardware detail & a 30-day quick win.
• List 10 keywords/phrases to include naturally (frameworks, sensors, buses, metrics).
• Provide 6 likely interview questions with succinct model answers using my background.
Job spec: [paste]
My background: [4–8 bullets with stack/hardware & outcomes]
Fast CV tailoring prompts (cluster-specific)
ROS/ROS 2
Create 5 “Recent Impact” bullets showing nav2/MoveIt 2 work, DDS tuning, lifecycle nodes & CI/CD—each with latency/reliability metrics. UK spelling.
Spec: [paste]
SLAM/Navigation
Produce 5 bullets covering VIO/LiDAR SLAM, loop closure, EKF/UKF fusion & global/local planning—each with drift/latency or success-rate metrics.
Spec: [paste]
Perception
Write 5 bullets on LiDAR/RGB-D pipelines, 3D detection/segmentation, calibration & TensorRT optimisation—each with FPS/latency/accuracy metrics.
Spec: [paste]
Planning/Control/Manipulation
Draft 5 bullets on IK/trajectory generation, OMPL/MoveIt, MPC/PID & force/impedance control—each with cycle-time/path-quality or success-rate metrics.
Spec: [paste]
Embedded/Mechatronics
Output 5 bullets on RT-Linux, CAN/EtherCAT, BLDC control, encoder feedback & safety I/O—each with jitter, throughput or reliability metrics.
Spec: [paste]
AMR/Industrial
Provide 5 bullets on PLC/TwinCAT/TIA, VDA 5050, WMS integration & commissioning (FAT/SAT)—each with uptime/throughput metrics.
Spec: [paste]
UAV
Create 5 bullets on PX4/ArduPilot, MAVLink, state estimation & obstacle avoidance—each with flight-time, accuracy or safety metrics.
Spec: [paste]
Simulation/Test
Write 5 bullets on Gazebo/Isaac Sim, scenario generation, HIL/SIL & automated regression—each with coverage/reliability metrics.
Spec: [paste]
Functional Safety
Produce 5 bullets referencing ISO 13849/IEC 61508/ISO 10218, risk assessments & PL verification—each with audit/MTBF improvements.
Spec: [paste]
Step 5: Optional No-Code Automation (Email, Slack, Notion)
Email filters: Route alert emails into a “Robotics-Jobs” label. Each morning, paste the best items into ChatGPT and run your Job Scout prompt.
RSS rules: Tag feeds by cluster (ROS/SLAM/Perception/Planning/Embedded/Industrial/UAV/Simulation/Safety). Star the best and export weekly as CSV for prioritisation.
Notion/Sheets: Keep one tracker and paste it into ChatGPT for daily ordering and follow-ups.
Slack/Discord: Pipe starred roles via webhook into a private channel for quick triage.
Step 6: A Simple Pipeline Tracker That Wins Interviews
Suggested columns
Date found
Role
Company
Location
Link
Cluster (ROS/SLAM/Perception/Planning/Embedded/Industrial/UAV/Simulation/Safety)
Match score (0–100)
Status (To apply / Applied / Interview / Offer / On hold / Rejected)
Deadline / due date
Contact (name, LinkedIn/email)
Notes (stack, sensors, buses, metrics)
Next action (what & when)
Follow-up rhythm
T+3 days: polite nudge if no acknowledgement.
T+10 days: request an update; include a small proof point (e.g., a redacted nav2 config or MoveIt scene—no confidential data).
Post-interview: thank-you within 24 hours; reference one spec requirement & a 30-day quick win.
Shareable Prompt Library (Robotics-Specific)
1) Role Decoder
Explain this robotics role in plain English: first 90-day deliverables, 3 hardest problems & the exact skills they truly need (frameworks, sensors, buses, metrics). Then list the top 12 CV keywords they’ll search for. [paste spec]
2) Company Fit Snapshot
From the spec & site notes, infer domain (industrial/AMR/UAV/humanoid/field), stack (ROS/ROS2, nav2/MoveIt), hardware (Jetson/NUC, sensors), safety needs & deployment model (on-site/hybrid/cloud fleet). Output a 6-bullet “Why me, why now” pitch.
[spec + brief company notes]
3) CV Bullet Rewriter (Impact-led)
Rewrite these bullets with action+stack/hardware+metric, mirroring the spec vocabulary (ROS2/DDS, nav2/MoveIt, LiDAR/IMU, CAN/EtherCAT, MPC). One line each, UK spelling.
[bullets + spec]
4) Outreach Message (120 words)
Draft a concise message for the hiring contact that references one concrete stack detail (e.g., ROS2 nav2 + VDA 5050, or PX4 + MAVLink) & proposes a 30-day quick win. Mirror 3 spec keywords. Confident tone, no fluff.
[spec + company notes]
5) Interview Pack Generator
Produce 8 technical questions + short model answers tailored to this spec (ROS/SLAM/Perception/Planning/Embedded/Industrial/UAV/Simulation/Safety), plus 5 behavioural questions with STAR hints using my background.
[spec + background]
6) Offer & Salary Prep (UK)
Given the role & my years of experience, suggest a negotiation range in GBP, non-salary levers (hardware budget, home lab kit, training & conferences, flexible on-call), & 3 crisp value statements I can use.
[spec + experience]
Keyword & Query Bank (Use Across Alerts, Feeds & Boards)
Titles
Robotics Software Engineer, ROS/ROS 2 Engineer, SLAM Engineer, Navigation/Autonomy Engineer, Perception/Sensor Fusion Engineer, Motion Planning/Controls Engineer, Manipulation Engineer, Embedded Robotics Engineer, Mechatronics Engineer, AMR/Automation Engineer, UAV/Flight Control Engineer, Simulation/HIL Engineer, Functional Safety Engineer, Robotics Platform/Fleet Ops Engineer.
Frameworks & Libraries
ROS/ROS 2, nav2, MoveIt/MoveIt 2, OMPL, OpenCV, PCL, CUDA, TensorRT, PyTorch/TensorFlow, Eigen, Ceres, GTSAM.
Sensors & Hardware
LiDAR (Velodyne/Ouster/Hesai), depth/RGB-D (Realsense, ZED), radar, IMU, wheel encoders, GNSS/RTK, BLDC/servo drives, Jetson AGX Orin/Xavier, NUC/industrial PCs, microcontrollers, safety relays/scanners.
Buses & Middleware
DDS (Cyclone/Fast DDS), CAN/CAN-FD, EtherCAT, Profinet, OPC UA, SPI/I2C/UART.
UAV Stack
PX4, ArduPilot, MAVLink, EKF2, offboard control, geofencing, failsafes.
Industrial & Safety
PLC (Siemens TIA/Step7, TwinCAT, Rockwell), VDA 5050, IEC 61131-3, ISO 10218/TS 15066, ISO 13849, IEC 61508, ISO 26262, CE/UKCA.
Simulation & Ops
Gazebo/Ignition, Isaac Sim, Webots, MuJoCo, HIL/SIL/MIL, GitHub Actions/GitLab CI, Docker/Kubernetes, AWS RoboMaker, Azure ROS, OTA, telemetry/observability.
Modifiers
Remote UK, Hybrid, On-site, Permanent, Contract, Graduate, Internship, Visa sponsorship, Security clearance.
Sample Daily Workflow (7–12 Minutes)
Open your alert folder/RSS. Skim headlines; bin obvious mismatches.
Paste 10–30 items into ChatGPT with your Robotics Job Scout prompt.
Review the shortlist. Open the top 3–5 high-score roles.
Run the deep-dive prompt on your favourite; generate tailored CV bullets and a 120-word cover note.
Update your tracker & set deadlines.
Apply in one sitting—mirror 6–10 keywords naturally (frameworks, sensors, buses, metrics).
Schedule follow-ups immediately.
Consistency beats weekend blitzes.
Troubleshooting & Tuning
“Still getting noise.”
Anchor to stack tokens (nav2, MoveIt, DDS, TensorRT, PX4, TwinCAT, VDA 5050) and exclude agency spam via -site: or -"recruitment agency".
“Everything is Senior/Principal.”
Include (Junior OR Associate OR "1–3 years") and exclude (Senior OR Principal OR Lead).
“Remote actually means global.”
Use ("Remote UK" OR "UK-based remote" OR "right to work in the UK") and exclude "anywhere" if needed.
“I only want AMR/warehouse.”
Bias to VDA 5050, WMS/WCS, fleet management, safety scanners, PLC/TwinCAT. Exclude UAV/PX4.
“I only want UAV.”
Bias to PX4, ArduPilot, MAVLink, state estimation, obstacle avoidance. Exclude PLC, VDA 5050.
“I need safety-led environments.”
Add ISO 13849, ISO 10218, IEC 61508, CE/UKCA, and include Coventry/Warwick, Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol clusters.
Lightweight Tracker Template (Copy Text)
Date Found | Role | Company | Location | Link | Cluster | Match (0–100) | Status | Deadline | Contact | Notes (stack/sensors/buses/metrics) | Next Action
Status: To apply / Applied / Interview / Offer / On hold / Rejected
Daily command for ChatGPT:
“From my tracker (below), propose today’s top 5 applications, fill missing ‘Next Action’, and draft follow-ups where Status=Applied & T+3 days.”
Copy-Paste Pack (Everything In One Place)
1) Google Alerts seeds
("ROS 2" OR "Robotics Software Engineer") (DDS OR nav2 OR MoveIt OR rclcpp OR rclpy) (UK OR "Remote UK")
(SLAM OR "sensor fusion" OR "localisation" OR "navigation") (EKF OR UKF OR "loop closure" OR "global planner") (UK OR "Remote UK")
("Perception Engineer" OR "Computer Vision") (OpenCV OR PCL OR LiDAR OR "3D detection" OR TensorRT) (UK OR "Remote UK")
("Motion Planning" OR "Controls Engineer" OR Manipulation) (MoveIt OR OMPL OR MPC OR "inverse kinematics") (UK OR "Remote UK")
("Embedded Engineer" OR Mechatronics) ("RT Linux" OR EtherCAT OR CAN OR BLDC OR encoder OR QNX) (UK OR "Remote UK")
("AMR" OR "AGV" OR "Automation Engineer") (PLC OR TwinCAT OR "TIA Portal" OR "VDA 5050" OR WMS) (UK OR "Remote UK")
(UAV OR "Flight Control") (PX4 OR ArduPilot OR MAVLink OR "state estimation") (UK OR "Remote UK")
("Simulation Engineer" OR HIL OR SIL) (Gazebo OR "Ignition Gazebo" OR "Isaac Sim" OR Webots OR MuJoCo) (UK OR "Remote UK")
("Functional Safety" OR "Safety Engineer") ("ISO 13849" OR "IEC 61508" OR "ISO 10218" OR "ISO 26262") (UK OR "Remote UK")
("Graduate" OR "Junior" OR "Internship") (robotics OR ROS OR SLAM OR UAV OR embedded) (UK OR "Remote UK")
2) ATS-focused Google search
(robotics OR ROS OR "autonomy" OR SLAM OR "motion planning")
(site:boards.greenhouse.io OR site:lever.co OR site:workable.com OR site:ashbyhq.com OR site:smartrecruiters.com OR site:icims.com OR site:successfactors.com)
(UK OR "Remote UK")
3) Academic search
("robotics" AND (postdoc OR "research fellow" OR "lecturer" OR "research engineer"))
(site:jobs.ac.uk OR site:ox.ac.uk OR site:cam.ac.uk OR site:ed.ac.uk OR site:imperial.ac.uk OR site:ucl.ac.uk)
(UK)
4) Robotics Job Scout (short version)
You are my UK Robotics Job Scout. From pasted listings, remove duplicates, rank by fit to my criteria, and output:
• Summary (counts + scoring)
• Top 10 roles (Title — Company — Location — Link — Score — 1-line why)
• Per-role actions (3 CV bullets, 6–10 keywords, 3-sentence outreach)
Criteria: [paste your clusters & must-haves]
5) Deep-dive tailoring
Analyse this spec. Return: 3 tailored CV bullets (action+stack/hardware+impact), 10 keywords, a 120-word cover note referencing one stack/sensor/hardware detail & a 30-day quick win, and 6 interview Qs with model answers.
Spec: [paste] | Background: [paste]
6) Follow-up message
Please draft a concise follow-up for my application submitted on [date], referencing [one stack/sensor/bus/metric] from the spec and reaffirming my fit in 2 sentences.
Final Thoughts
Your edge in robotics hiring isn’t heroic scrolling—it’s a repeatable pipeline you can run daily. Put discovery on autopilot with alerts & RSS, let ChatGPT act as your Robotics Job Scout, and commit to one excellent application per day. Mirror the frameworks, sensors, buses and safety standards the spec cares about; quantify your impact using latency, reliability, uptime, drift, accuracy and throughput; keep tight feedback loops. Do this consistently for two weeks and you’ll feel the shift—from hunting posts to booking interviews across the UK’s most exciting robotics teams.
If you want a quick win, start with this alert:
("ROS 2" OR "Robotics Software Engineer") (nav2 OR MoveIt OR DDS OR rclcpp) (UK OR "Remote UK")
Paste the first batch into ChatGPT with your Job Scout prompt—and enjoy your first hour back this week.
