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The Maintenance Engineer will ensure the reliability and efficiency of plant equipment, including CNC machinery and automated welding systems. Responsibilities include planned maintenance, fault diagnosis, repairs, and continuous improvement initiatives to maximise uptime and safety.

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Strathore, Fife, United Kingdom

£28,000 – £35,000 pa On-site Permanent Shift-work

Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician / Engineering Technician / Electrical Engineer / Maintenance engineer / Service and Maintenance Engineer

As an RME Technician, you will maintain a wide range of equipment and workspaces, ensuring they are safe and operational. You'll perform proactive and reactive maintenance, diagnose faults, and implement solutions to minimize downtime. Working in a fast-paced distribution warehouse, you'll also support continuous improvement projects and collaborate with senior colleagues and contractors.

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Junior Project Engineer (SCADA)

The Junior Project Engineer (SCADA) will assist in the design, development, and delivery of SCADA and control system projects. Responsibilities include creating technical documentation, supporting senior engineers, and ensuring project milestones are met. The role offers hands-on experience and a supportive environment for skill development.

Owen Daniels

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1EW, United Kingdom

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Automation Engineer

This role involves supporting the commissioning, testing, and ramp-up of a large-scale battery cell production facility. Key responsibilities include ensuring seamless communication between shopfloor equipment, automation systems, and MES, performing end-to-end testing, and validating data integrity and performance. The position offers a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of automation and digital manufacturing in a cutting-edge gigafactory.

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Germany

£60,000 – £65,000 pa On-site Permanent

Lead Electrical Design Engineer

The Lead Electrical Design Engineer will act as the technical authority for all electrical and electronic aspects of projects, collaborating across disciplines to define system architectures, requirements, and specifications. This role involves leading the design, development, and support of advanced industrial electro-mechanical equipment, ensuring solutions are safe, compliant, and technically robust.

Gerrell & Hard

Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 8NJ, United Kingdom

£431 – £561 pd On-site Contract Shift-work

Automation Engineer

This role involves integrating shop-floor automation equipment with higher-level manufacturing and enterprise systems, ensuring reliable data flow and operational stability during the production ramp-up of a next-generation battery cell facility. You will act as a key technical interface between manufacturing equipment, OT systems, and MES platforms, focusing on production reliability, data integrity, and performance optimization.

Proactive

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Where to Advertise Robotics Jobs in the UK (2026 Guide)

Advertising robotics jobs in the UK requires a different approach to most technical hiring. The candidate pool spans mechanical engineers, software developers, controls specialists, computer vision researchers and systems integrators — a multidisciplinary mix that general job boards are poorly equipped to reach. The strongest robotics candidates are often embedded in research groups, defence programmes or advanced manufacturing environments, and move between roles through specialist networks and industry events rather than mainstream platforms. This guide, published by RoboticsJobs.co.uk, covers where to advertise robotics roles in the UK in 2026, how the main platforms compare, what employers should expect to pay, and what the data says about hiring across different role types.

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New Robotics Employers to Watch in 2026: UK and Global Companies Transforming Automation Careers

Robotics is moving rapidly from factory floors into healthcare, logistics, agriculture, autonomous systems, and consumer products. As automation becomes embedded in everyday life, companies are investing in robots that operate alongside humans, analyse environments in real time, and learn from data. In 2026, demand for robotics engineers, software developers, system integrators, and AI specialists continues to surge. For professionals exploring opportunities on www.RoboticsJobs.co.uk , understanding the employers that are scaling, winning contracts, securing investment, or expanding into the UK market is crucial. This article highlights top robotics employers to watch in 2026, spanning innovative startups, high‑growth scale‑ups, and established global technology leaders with strong UK presence.

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How Many Robotics Tools Do You Need to Know to Get a Robotics Job?

If you’re pursuing a career in robotics, it can feel like the list of tools you should learn never ends. One job advert asks for ROS, another mentions Gazebo, another wants experience with Python, Linux, C++, RobotStudio, MATLAB/Simulink, perception stacks, control frameworks, real-time OS, vision libraries — and that’s just scratching the surface. With so many frameworks, languages and platforms, it’s no wonder robotics job seekers feel overwhelmed. But here’s the honest truth most recruiters won’t say explicitly: 👉 They don’t hire you because you know every tool — they hire you because you can apply the right tools to solve real robotics problems reliably and explain your reasoning clearly. Tools matter — but only in service of outcomes. So the real question isn’t how many tools you should know, but which tools you should master and why. For most robotics roles, the answer is significantly fewer — and far more focused — than you might assume. This article breaks down what employers really expect, which tools are core, which are role-specific, and how to focus your learning so you look capable, confident, and ready to contribute from day one.

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What Hiring Managers Look for First in Robotics Job Applications (UK Guide)

Robotics is one of the most dynamic, interdisciplinary fields in technology — blending mechanical systems, embedded software, controls, perception (AI/vision), modelling, simulation and systems integration. Hiring managers in this space are highly selective because robotics teams need people who can solve real-world problems under constraints, work across disciplines, and deliver safe, reliable systems. And here’s the reality: hiring managers do not read every word of your CV. Like in many tech domains, they scan quickly — often forming a judgement in the first 10–20 seconds. In robotics, those first signals are especially important because the work is complex and there’s a wide range of candidate backgrounds. This guide unpacks exactly what hiring managers look for first in robotics applications and how to optimise your CV, portfolio and cover letter so you stand out in the UK market.

Education

The Skills Gap in Robotics Jobs: What Universities Aren’t Teaching

Robotics is no longer confined to science fiction or isolated research labs. Today, robots perform critical tasks across manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, agriculture, defence, hospitality and even education. In the UK, businesses are embracing automation to improve productivity, reduce costs and tackle labour shortages. Yet despite strong interest and a growing number of university programmes in robotics, many employers report a persistent problem: graduates are not job-ready for real-world robotics roles. This is not a question of intelligence or dedication. It is a widening skills gap between what universities teach and what employers actually need in robotics jobs. In this article, we’ll explore that gap in depth — what universities do well, where their programmes often fall short, why the disconnect exists, what employers really want, and how you can bridge the divide to build a thriving career in robotics.

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Robotics Jobs for Career Switchers in Their 30s, 40s & 50s (UK Reality Check)

Robotics looks futuristic from the outside. People picture humanoid machines, cutting-edge labs & young engineers writing complex code. In the UK job market, the reality is more practical and more encouraging for career switchers: robotics is already embedded across manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, agriculture, defence, construction & inspection. That means there are real jobs for people in their 30s, 40s & 50s who bring operational experience, delivery skills, quality discipline & the ability to work with real-world systems. This article gives you a clear UK reality check on robotics careers for career switchers: what roles genuinely exist, which paths are most realistic, what skills employers actually hire for, how long retraining tends to take & whether age is a factor.

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