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.

Humanoid · London

Hands-on engineering lead owning the path from AI agent task to healthy deployed change, building secure reproducible agent runtimes, verification tooling, and developer interfaces. Recruits and leads a new developer productivity team while working across Developer Tools, Security, Simulation, and robot software to cut cost and review time per accepted change.

Humanoid · London

Lead product cybersecurity assurance across the HMND 01 humanoid robot platforms, defining security requirements, threat modelling and risk artefacts for safety-critical electromechanical systems. Own TARA, security management plans and remediation actions, drive compliance with IEC 62443, the EU Machinery Regulation and the Cyber Resilience Act, and build a PSIRT process while guiding a cross-functional security team.

Wayve · London

Builds and leads the technical programme management function for Wayve's Data organisation, coaching a small TPM team while directly owning flagship programmes across data platforms, ingestion and standardisation pipelines, enrichment, curation, labelling and dataset quality. Partners with Data and Engineering leadership on planning, prioritisation and delivery, using KPIs and operational reviews to drive improvements in data quality, throughput and cost.

Wayve · London

Lead large-scale training and post-training of Gaia, Wayve's world model that predicts future driving video frames and runs closed-loop with the driving stack. Own model architecture and training-strategy decisions, push autoregressive generation toward longer stable rollouts, and make the model deployment-ready. Work across Research, Applications, Core Simulation Engineering and Cloud/Infrastructure, mentoring and setting technical direction.

Marshall Harmony · Dudley · £45,000 – £55,000 pa

Take technical ownership of mechanical design for bespoke industrial machinery and turnkey systems, from concept and 3D CAD modelling through to build, testing and commissioning. Work hands-on across mechanical and electro-mechanical assemblies, component selection and manufacturing drawings, while improving design standards and processes. No direct reports initially, with close collaboration across projects, electrical, automation and manufacturing teams.

Meritus · Stone

Lead the full engineering lifecycle of PLC, SCADA, HMI and OT systems for UK energy infrastructure projects, providing technical direction and assurance across Schneider, Siemens and Rockwell platforms. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, run design and software reviews, and support FAT, SAT, commissioning and handover, while mentoring engineers and managing technical risks.

Reed · Leicester · £45,000 – £60,000 pa

Leading the mechanical design of bespoke automation and special-purpose machinery, taking projects from concept through to customer handover. Involves 3D CAD work in SolidWorks, Inventor, Creo or Solid Edge, design reviews, cross-team collaboration and mentoring, with some support for build, commissioning and installation. Distinct for its focus on custom robotic and automated manufacturing systems rather than repeat designs.

Jonathan Lee Recruitment · Newport · £70,000 – £90,000 pa

Lead the system architecture and technical roadmap for an autonomy stack spanning perception, localisation, planning, motion control and vehicle integration. Line manage 4-6 engineers, coordinate 3-4 subsystem suppliers, and drive C++/ROS2 delivery, verification and productionisation for agricultural vehicle technology.

Rolls Royce · Maldon

Specify, design, validate and test embedded software components for marine and power systems, translating high-level requirements into validated designs and verification tests. The role involves modern C++ for real-time systems, refactoring legacy code for robustness and safety, and analysing test results to support problem closure. It sits within the Software Systems Capability function, collaborating with multidisciplinary engineers and other disciplines.

ABB · Västerås, Sweden

Lead the business side of ABB Robotics' enterprise platform strategy, with a primary focus on the SAP S/4HANA transformation. Own platform roadmaps, governance, standardization and adoption, aligning business lines, functions, data and IS teams to the target operating model. Hybrid role based in Europe, reporting to the Business Transformation Manager.

ABB · Sant Quirze del Vallès, Spain

Lead the business side of ABB Robotics' enterprise platform strategy, with a primary focus on the SAP S/4HANA transformation. Own platform roadmaps, governance, standardization and value realization, aligning business lines, functions, data and IS teams. Also leads and develops the Platforms team across a broad stakeholder network.

Synoptix · Bristol · £65,000 – £85,000 pa

Lead the technical vision and delivery of bespoke AI research programmes, spanning object detection, neural network resilience, AI assurance and synthetic data. Day-to-day work includes high-throughput vision systems on NVIDIA Jetson hardware, CUDA/TensorRT acceleration, multi-modal thermal and optical sensing, and real-time tracking, while guiding junior engineers and engaging senior stakeholders.

Synergi Recruitment · Slough · £60,000 – £65,000 pa

Lead maintenance across a highly automated FMCG manufacturing facility, fault-finding and repairing PLC-controlled production equipment and improving automation, controls and electrical systems. Drives reliability and continuous improvement to boost uptime and OEE, supports equipment upgrades and new installations, manages PLC backups and control documentation, and mentors the engineering team while participating in the call-out rota.

Ocado · Erith

Lead a team of engineers, technicians and trainees at an automated Customer Fulfilment Centre, allocating workload, assessing capabilities and handling disciplinary matters. Requires hands-on mechanical and electrical engineering competence plus familiarity with MHE systems and computerised maintenance management. Shift-based cover for a 24/7 operation on 12-hour days, nights and weekends.

Saab · Bedford

Leads an electronics design and prototyping department within a UAV business, managing a team of 10+ electronic engineers across multiple programmes. Owns hardware design lifecycles from requirements capture to production release, covering digital, mixed-signal, application processor and FPGA-based high-reliability systems, with design assurance and verification governance for safety-critical developments.