Robotics Jobs in London

• London
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Owns device software and data pipelines for handheld gripper systems used to collect manipulation demonstrations for robot training. Involves writing production-grade C++/Python, synchronising multi-modal sensor streams, and building validation tooling to keep training datasets clean, working closely with hardware, AI and data collection teams.

VIO · Optical Trackers

• London
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Builds backend services that coordinate robot fleets at runtime, including workflow state management, event logging and APIs used by robots, operators and third-party systems. Also develops natural-language workflow authoring tooling, on-robot services for remote control and diagnostics, plus cloud infrastructure, observability and simulation-based validation pipelines.

LLM · WMS · ERP

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Build and operate a globally distributed Data Transfer Hub moving petabytes of sensor data per day from partners like Uber, Stellantis and Nissan. You'll design parallelised pipelines in Python and Terraform using Flyte, Kafka and Azure, own production reliability and observability, and join an out-of-hours on-call rotation.

Flyte · Kafka · Azure +4

• London
• Hybrid
• Mid-level · manages people
• Permanent

Lead a newly dedicated Runtime Platform team building the application frameworks, middleware, IPC, performance and observability foundations that let Wayve's AI Driver run in real time onboard vehicles. The role is people-first, combining coaching, hiring and roadmap ownership with technical direction across latency, profiling, real-time scheduling and embedded Linux, partnering with vehicle software, hardware and OEM programme teams.

QNX · OpenTelemetry · Grafana +7

• London
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Leads end-to-end programme management for a bipedal humanoid robot fleet, from Alpha prototype through production, mass deployment and obsolescence. Acts as central coordination point across Product, Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Marketing, Business Development and Finance, owning programme plans, risk registers, stage gates and budget planning, while partnering with Engineering TPMs on locomotion, control and sensor workstreams.

PMP · PRINCE2

• London
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead the design of state estimation, long-term mapping and localisation loops, integrating modern machine learning and foundation geometry models into the core navigation stack. Train and deploy large-scale multimodal networks for ultra-low latency performance on edge hardware, building 3D spatial representations that give robots persistent spatial memory. Works cross-functionally between research and reliable robot integration.

PyTorch · VLMs

• London
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Hands-on role rapidly iterating, assembling and diagnosing advanced humanoid robot platforms across the full hardware lifecycle, from concepting and prototyping to root-cause analysis and field repair. Leads troubleshooting of complex electrical issues, designs cable assemblies, test jigs and harnesses, and writes test procedures and repair runbooks. Works closely with mechanical, electrical and software engineers in a high-velocity startup prototyping lab.

Automated Test Tools · Diagnostic Tools

• London
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Develops and maintains embedded firmware for robot end effectors and human-worn operator devices, sitting at the hardware-software boundary. Involves bringing up new PCB revisions, writing sensor drivers, integrating compute platforms like ESP32 and NVIDIA Jetson, and building OTA pipelines in a fast-paced robotics environment.

ESP32 · STM32 · Raspberry Pi +7

• London
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Build, assemble and maintain hardware prototypes for robot end effectors and human-worn operator interface devices, running the prototyping shop and turning CAD files and BOMs into working units fast. Operate 3D printers, CNC and workshop tools, wire up MCU platforms like ESP32 and Raspberry Pi, and build test rigs for durability, calibration and functional testing. Tight iteration cycles with direct feedback into design decisions.

ESP32 · Raspberry Pi · CNC +1

• London
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

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.

Siemens NX · CNC Machining · 3D Printing +3

• London
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Design and integrate mechanical solutions for sensors and compute across multiple vehicle platforms, owning trade-offs across performance, cost, manufacturability and serviceability. Build test rigs, jigs and fixtures, produce 2D drawings, assemblies and BOMs with GD&T, and work hands-on with suppliers and cross-functional electronics teams.

SolidWorks · SolidWorks PDM

• London
• Hybrid
• Lead
• Permanent

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.

PyTorch

• London
• Hybrid
• Permanent

Develop, integrate and tune trajectory-generation and motion-control algorithms that turn AI Driver outputs into safe, smooth vehicle actuation across multiple platforms. Own production-quality, latency-sensitive C++ control software, using simulation, closed-loop evaluation and on-road testing to validate performance and safety.

CAN

• London
• Hybrid
• Permanent

You'll develop embedded software connecting Wayve's AI Driver to vehicle steering, braking and propulsion, working with MATLAB/Simulink on benches and in vehicles. The role spans drive-by-wire integration, OTA updates, ADAS/HMI interfaces, automated testing and diagnostics alongside OEMs and suppliers.

MATLAB · Simulink · CANoe +4

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Owns shared onboard runtime foundations for autonomous vehicles: application frameworks, communication middleware, lifecycle management, health monitoring and observability. Day to day involves C++ development, end-to-end latency and performance profiling across OS scheduling, memory hierarchy and thread synchronisation, plus porting the stack to new operating systems and compute platforms.

NVIDIA Nsight · Lumos · tegrastat +5