Robotics Jobs in Woking

Autodiscovery · Wantage

Lead the design and deployment of autonomous robotic systems, owning software architecture across perception, planning and control. Work spans prototyping, simulation and field testing, integrating with hardware teams while mentoring engineers and shaping technical roadmaps. Requires depth in C++, ROS2, SLAM and real-time systems.

Flarebright · Bicester · £39,000 – £49,000 pa

Contributes across the full development lifecycle, from concept and algorithm design to system integration, testing and troubleshooting of safety-critical navigation and autonomy software in C++. Works with a multidisciplinary team on real-time embedded systems, hardware/software-in-the-loop testing and flight test activities, producing design documentation and test reports.

Ocado · London

Owns the software engineering that brings data science and ML products into live production for the Autoplanner team, building AI-powered planning systems across global warehouses and last-mile assets. Writes typed, well-tested Python (with some Java for OSP integration), builds APIs and data contracts, manages AWS deployments and CI/CD, and packages, serves and monitors ML models. Partners closely with data scientists and shares on-call support.

Trinity Technical and Engineering · Stourbridge · £50,000 – £75,000 pa

Hands-on role designing, programming and commissioning PLC-based industrial automation and material handling systems, using Siemens, Allen-Bradley Rockwell, Mitsubishi and Codesys platforms plus SCADA/HMI tools like WinCC, Ignition and FactoryTalk View. Splits time between home working, office-based design and UK-wide site installation, with site assignments lasting up to a month and autonomy over project delivery.

Ocado · Hatfield

Hands-on technical role owning Retail Media and Google Analytics 4 analytics for the Enablement & Martech team, building and troubleshooting Looker Explores, resolving data-quality issues and automating partner reporting. Acts as liaison between Analytics Engineering, Product and commercial stakeholders to define, govern and migrate core Ecom metrics, while mentoring junior analysts and driving Looker governance.

Axion Recruitment Limited · Telford · £40,000 – £65,000 pa

Manage automation projects end to end for a systems integrator serving warehousing and logistics, developing bespoke Siemens TIA Portal PLC, HMI and safety software to BS-EN13849. The role is largely home based with one office day per week in Telford, plus UK and occasional overseas commissioning, testing and quality checks before systems ship.

Axion Recruitment Limited · Nottingham · £40,000 – £65,000 pa

Manage automation projects end to end for a systems integrator serving warehousing and logistics, from technical documentation and bespoke software through to testing and on-site commissioning. Programming is Siemens TIA Portal with ladder logic, HMI development, safety controllers and Profinet/Profibus networks, with UK travel and occasional overseas site work.

Humanoid · London

Design and iterate end effectors for humanoid robots and human-worn operator interface devices, owning mechanisms and assemblies from concept and CAD through to manufacturing drawings and production hand-off. Work closely with electrical, firmware and prototyping engineers, balancing rapid iteration with rigorous engineering fundamentals in a fast-paced environment.

Wayve · London

Lead complex, multi-team programmes across Level 2 and Level 4 autonomous driving products, translating product milestones into integrated cross-team schedules and delivery plans. Review technical progress, backlog health and system-level evidence to judge milestone readiness, manage dependencies and critical-path activities, and drive risk mitigation with engineering, product, safety and validation teams.

Wayve · London

Lead large-scale data enrichment and curation for the Core Model Safety team, mining hard and rare events and building workflows across pre/mid-training, reward modelling and self-supervised labelling. Design and train out-of-distribution detection mechanisms for robust driverless operation, working at the intersection of model engineering, infrastructure, compute and data.

NVIDIA · Cambridge

Lead security research, architecture and implementation for next-generation networking products, taking a hands-on role defining hardware and software security solutions. Work across hardware, software, research and product teams, and with external partners, on IO interfaces, boot architecture, root-of-trust and secure platforms.

NVIDIA · Bristol

Lead security research, architecture and implementation for next-generation NVIDIA Networking products, taking a hands-on role defining hardware and software security solutions. Work across hardware, software, research and product teams, plus external partners, on IO interfaces, boot architecture, RISC-V, root-of-trust and secure platforms.

University of Oxford · Oxford · £39,424 – £47,779 pa

Contribute to a project designing and controlling robots built from tensegrity structures, exploiting shape change and nonlinear mechanics to unlock locomotion and manipulation skills. Co-optimize designs and control policies via simulation and build and test tensegrity hardware, while supervising undergraduate and graduate students.

Holt Engineering · Dorchester · £60,500 – £68,250 pa

Lead the installation, commissioning and qualification of a new high-speed automated assembly line in a regulated medical-device environment, acting as site SME for automation. Hands-on fault finding, validation documentation (URS, FAT, SAT, IQ/OQ/PQ) and supplier management, with robotics, vision, PLC and traceability work, progressing into broader technical leadership.

Yolk Recruitment · Bridgwater · £55,000 – £75,000 pa

Designs, programs and commissions PLC, HMI, servo, robotics and vision systems for bespoke automated machinery, taking technical ownership from specification through FAT/SAT and customer acceptance. Works alongside mechanical engineers and travels to UK and international customer sites, combining software development, electrical controls design and hands-on fault-finding.

Bennett & Game Recruitment · Wakefield · £45,000 – £60,000 pa

Take technical ownership of bespoke machinery and industrial automation projects from concept through detailed design, manufacture, testing and commissioning. Produce 3D CAD models, assemblies and manufacturing drawings, select mechanical components, run design reviews and mentor junior engineers while applying DFMA principles across sectors including automotive and food processing.

Ernest Gordon Recruitment · Knutsford · £35,000 – £45,000 pa

Design, develop and upgrade PLC and PCB control systems, produce PC software and HMI interfaces, and test, fault-find and commission systems. Predominantly office-based in Knutsford with occasional customer site visits, working on new product development for laboratory equipment with training from in-house experts.