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Robotics Engineer
EFAB Resourcing are seeking an experienced Robotics Engineer with an electrical bias to join our team at Wren Kitchens. The successful candidate will play a key role in the installation, commissioning, and optimization of robotic systems within our manufacturing operations. This is an exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge automation technology and contribute to process improvements across our production lines....
EFAB Resourcing Ltd
Barton upon Humber
Software Engineer (Flight Software)
Flight Software Engineer - Robotics & Autonomous Systems Up to £65,000 + Excellent Benefits | Full-Time | Permanent (Anonymous Client - Cutting‑Edge Robotics Start‑Up) Are you excited by the challenge of building safety‑critical software for next‑generation autonomous systems? Our clientm, an innovative, fast‑growing robotics start‑up, is seeking a Flight Software Engineer to help develop advanced assurance and autonomy systems used...
DCS Recruitment Limited
London
Automation Engineer
Roles: Automation Engineer Location: Newtown Salary: Up to £50,000 depending on experience My client is looking for an experienced Automation Engineer with strong electrical and robotics expertise to support the design, maintenance, optimisation, and development of automated systems within a manufacturing / industrial environment. The role will focus on improving equipment performance, reliability, safety, and efficiency through effective automation solutions....
WR Engineering
Ashford
Robotics Engineer
EFAB Resourcing are seeking an experienced Robotics Engineer with an electrical bias to join our team at Wren Kitchens. The successful candidate will play a key role in the installation, commissioning, and optimization of robotic systems within our manufacturing operations. This is an exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge automation technology and contribute to process improvements across our production lines....
EFAB
Barton-upon-Humber
Robotics Engineer
EFAB Resourcing are seeking an experienced Robotics Engineer with an electrical bias to join our team at Wren Kitchens. The successful candidate will play a key role in the installation, commissioning, and optimization of robotic systems within our manufacturing operations. This is an exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge automation technology and contribute to process improvements across our production lines....
EFAB Resourcing Ltd
Barton-upon-Humber
Mechanical Design Engineer
Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer Location: Witney, Oxfordshire Salary: Competitive + generous benefits Job Type: Permanent, Full time. Working hours are 8.30am - 4.30pm Monday to Friday. Meech International has an exciting opportunity available for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our growing team based in Witney, Oxfordshire. This is a permanent role with a competitive rate of pay plus...
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.
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.
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.
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.
Robotics is moving rapidly from research labs into real-world deployment. Across the UK, robots are now used in manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, defence, agriculture, autonomous vehicles and service industries. As adoption accelerates, demand for skilled robotics professionals continues to grow.
Yet many employers struggle to attract the right candidates. Robotics job adverts often receive either very few applications or large numbers of unsuitable ones. Experienced robotics engineers, meanwhile, routinely skip adverts that feel vague, unrealistic or disconnected from how robotics systems actually work in practice.
In most cases, the problem is not the talent pool — it is the job advert itself.
Robotics professionals are systems thinkers. They care deeply about constraints, integration and real-world performance. A poorly written job ad signals weak technical understanding and unrealistic expectations. A well-written one signals credibility, seriousness and a mature robotics programme.
This guide explains how to write a robotics job ad that attracts the right people, improves applicant quality and positions your organisation as a credible employer in the robotics sector.
If you are applying for robotics jobs in the UK it is easy to assume you need degree level maths across everything. Most roles do not work like that. What hiring managers usually mean by “strong maths” is much more practical:
you can move confidently between coordinate frames
you understand rotations without getting lost
you can reason about kinematics, control, uncertainty & optimisation
you can turn that maths into working code in a robotics stack
This guide focuses on the only maths topics that consistently show up across common UK roles like Robotics Software Engineer, Controls Engineer, Autonomous Systems Engineer, Perception Engineer, SLAM Engineer, Robotics Research Engineer, Mechatronics Engineer & Robotics Systems Engineer.
You will also get a 6 week learning plan, portfolio projects & a resources section so you can learn fast without drowning in theory.
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