Robotics Jobs

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Builds and maintains core C++/Python components that interface self-driving models with vehicle and embedded systems, plus infrastructure to run and test autonomy capabilities. Owns reliability and performance of Linux-based systems and specialises in one domain such as localisation/mapping, filtering/diagnostics or control/inference, in a team scaling to 5-6 engineers.

Linux

• London
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Own a substantial work package end-to-end, defining the problem, setting strategy and sequencing work to advance an end-to-end AI driving platform. Lead a cross-functional team of engineers, researchers and PMs without formal authority, translating R&D progress and customer needs into a clear product roadmap with tracked KPIs and milestones.

• Plymouth
• Senior
• Permanent

Hands-on build and commissioning of bespoke automated machinery, covering electrical control panel wiring, PLC and drive integration, or precision mechanical assembly, alignment and pneumatics. Fitters work from engineering drawings, fault-find and test machinery, support customer-site installation and mentor apprentices within a multidisciplinary team.

PLCs · Motors · Drives +3

• London
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent · Shift work

Operate, maintain and optimise a humanoid robotics fleet and AI data-collection system, ensuring maximum uptime through monitoring, preventive maintenance and rapid troubleshooting. Configure robots and sensors, run data-collection experiments, and manage dataset labelling and storage for imitation learning. Permanent night shift (10:30pm-7:00am) with occasional travel.

ROS · Linux · Python +1

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

Owns end-to-end planning and execution of a portfolio of software and hardware projects within a humanoid robot new product introduction program, accountable for scope, schedule, cost and process. Coordinates deeply cross-functional teams across Systems, AI/ML, Firmware, Mechanical, Supply Chain and more, spanning sites in Boston, Vancouver and San Diego. Requires strong technical judgment, systems thinking and the ability to clear blockers and manage risks across distributed teams.

• Newcastle upon Tyne
• £21,805 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Develops a next-generation power and propulsion system for autonomous underwater vehicles, targeting 500m+ depth, 1000+ hours endurance and 2000+ miles range for offshore energy inspection. The researcher co-develops requirements with an industrial partner, integrates battery and propulsion prototypes into an AUV, and runs tank tests followed by sea trials.

AUV · ROV

• King's Lynn
• £40,000 – £48,000 pa
• Mid-level

Own electrical automation projects end to end, from initial enquiry through design, build and commissioning. Produce EPLAN and AutoCAD schematics, control panel layouts and LV switchgear designs, prepare FDS documents and quotations, and support PLC/HMI programming, FAT and fault-finding. Work spans bespoke automation and control systems for industrial applications, with customer and supplier liaison and post-installation call-out support.

EPLAN · AutoCAD · Galaxy 3 +2

• Bath
• £39,560 – £46,970 pa
• Mid-level
• Contract

Develop and validate high-fidelity physics-based models of soft and continuum robotic manipulators, covering nonlinear mechanics, structural dynamics and multi-physics interactions using tools such as COMSOL, ABAQUS or ANSYS. The role combines computational modelling with experimental validation and control work within a multidisciplinary team on the ARIA-funded Robot Dexterity Programme.

COMSOL · ABAQUS · ANSYS +2

• Leeds
• Permanent

Monitor, troubleshoot and repair automated material handling systems such as conveyors and sortation equipment, using control system and sensor data to maximise availability. The role involves data visualisation, continuous improvement projects, commissioning new equipment and training engineering technicians, working with the EU Controls network and global colleagues.

Amazon Robotics · Complex Item Sorter · Material Handling Equipment

• Middletown, Warwickshire
• £40,000 – £60,000 pa

Design and develop PLC software for automated machinery using Beckhoff, B&R or Siemens TIA platforms, plus motion control and servo systems. The role spans project planning and delivery, technical documentation, and supporting machine development from concept through to commissioning, with occasional site work. Joins a global manufacturer supplying the pharmaceutical sector, with installations in over 120 countries.

Beckhoff · B&R · Siemens TIA

• London
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

Hands-on technical leadership role owning end-to-end product engineering for an AI-native lab automation platform, spanning architecture, delivery and team mentoring. You lead staff engineers and their squads, partner with product, design, data and AI, and embed AI-native, automation-first ways of working. Requires 3 days per week on site in Angel, London.

LINQ

• Wallingford
• Mid-level

Hands-on role triaging and resolving robot faults, from reading logs and inspecting ROS topics to interacting with CAN and adjusting configuration. You will escalate with clean evidence, write playbooks for repeat issues, and train L1, Deployment and Service teams to reduce escalations.

ROS · CAN

• Hatfield
• Hybrid
• Senior

Owns the product strategy and roadmap for the bot, battery and charger fleet that drives grid movement in Ocado's automated warehouses, working at the intersection of hardware, firmware, wireless and cloud software. Leads discovery, business cases and global rollout with engineering, manufacturing and partner teams, where small changes scale across every site.

Ocado Smart Platform · ASRS

• Reading
• £22,905 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

A Leverhulme Trust-funded PhD studentship exploring how intelligence can emerge from interactions between hydrogel networks, a soft robotic body and its environment. The researcher will fabricate hydrogels, run bioelectrical measurements and connect physical experiments to artificial neural networks, working across materials science and biomedical engineering.

Artificial Neural Networks

• Cambridge
• Mid-level

Design and develop novel mechatronic systems for medical devices, including liquid handling machines and surgical robotics, within a multidisciplinary R&D team. Take concepts through iterations to manufacture, designing intricate mechanisms while owning wider system development. Open on sector background, but complex mechatronics experience is essential.

SolidWorks · ProE