Robotics Software Engineer

Zenovo
Wa11Eu, WA1 1EU, United Kingdom
Yesterday
£85,000 pa

Salary

£85,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Posted
3 Jun 2026 (Yesterday)
Job Title: Robotics Software Engineer
Location: Cheshire (Onsite)
Salary: Up to £85k (DOE)

We’re partnering with an innovative engineering organisation developing next-generation autonomous robotic systems seeking a Robotics Software Engineer to join its growing team.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge robotics projects, developing software for autonomous platforms from prototype through to production. You will collaborate closely with software, hardware, mechanical, and AI engineers to deliver robust, real-world solutions.

About the Role:
  • Design, develop, and maintain robotics software using ROS2
  • Implement sensor fusion algorithms using LiDAR, IMU, and other onboard sensors.
  • Develop path planning and path tracking algorithms.
  • Optimise and test robotics applications on NVIDIA Jetson boards
  • Intrinsic and extrinsic calibration of sensors, cameras, IMUs, and other perception hardware
  • Develop and maintain LiDAR processing pipelines, including filtering, segmentation, obstacle detection, point cloud processing
  • Implement forward and inverse kinematics for robotic platforms and manipulators
  • Debug embedded communication interfaces including UART, Serial, I2C, SPI, CAN
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to bring robotic systems from prototype to production
  • Test, debug, and validate robotics software in simulation and on real hardware
  • Document system architecture, calibration procedures, test results, and deployment workflows
About You:
  • Degree qualified in Robotics, Computer Scient, Electrical / Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field
  • Experienced in programming in C++ and/or Python
  • Strong background with ROS2
  • Hands-on experience with LiDAR and IMU sensor fusion
  • Understanding of path planning and motion control
  • Experience with NVIDIA Jetson platforms
  • Knowledge of robot kinematics including forward and inverse
  • LiDAR data processing and cloud point library experience such as PCL, Open3D
  • Familiarity with intrinsic and extrinsic sensor calibration
  • Experienced with embedded communication protocols including UART, Serial, I2C, SPI, CAN
Desirable:
  • Experience with autonomous mobile robots, AMRs, AGVs, drones, or robotic manipulators
  • Familiar with SLAM, localization, mapping, navigation stacks
  • Understanding of simulation and visualisation tools Gazebo, Isaac Sim, Rviz
  • Knowledge of real-time systems and embedded Linux
  • Experience with GPU-based platforms
  • Understanding of control algorithms PID, MPC, Pure Pursuit, Stanley Controller

Please note, we cannot offer sponsorship for this position.
If interested, please send over an updated CV.

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