Robotics Engineer

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Oxford
1 month ago
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Location: Oxford (Hybrid)

Are you excited by the idea of making AI driven robotics genuinely safe and reliable in the real world?

We are hiring a Flight Software Engineer to join a fast growing UK technology company building advanced assurance systems for AI and autonomous platforms. This is a long term career opportunity to work at the intersection of robotics, safety engineering and intelligent systems, shaping how complex autonomous technologies operate safely and predictably.

You will be part of a highly skilled team developing core software that enables AI enabled robotics and autonomous systems to perform with confidence in safety critical environments.

What you will be doing

Designing and implementing robotic software components and algorithms across perception, planning, control and decision making, collaborating with embedded engineers, systems architects and AI specialists to integrate software into full system architectures, conducting rigorous testing and validation to meet strict safety and performance standards, improving development processes and tooling for robotic systems, applying the latest advancements in robotics frameworks and algorithms to enhance product capability, and mentoring junior engineers as the team grows.

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