Robotics Jobs

• Leicester
• £45,000 – £60,000 pa

Design and implement PLC control systems for bespoke special-purpose automation machinery, covering programming, I/O and motion integration, HMI development, and commissioning. You'll work with multidisciplinary software, mechanical and electrical teams and travel internationally to support installations, with Beckhoff experience advantageous.

Beckhoff

• Leicester
• £40,000 – £60,000 pa

Designs electrical and control systems for bespoke machinery and industrial automation projects, producing schematics, panel layouts, cable schedules and BOMs in EPLAN Electric P8. Works with project, software, panel build and commissioning engineers, specifying drives, servo systems and machine safety circuits through manufacture, testing and site handover.

EPLAN Electric P8 · EPLAN Pro Panel · SISTEMA +3

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

Teleoperate humanoid robots and follow structured procedures to capture high-quality multimodal datasets—video, motion trajectories and task logs—for training AI models. Work hands-on on-site with tools such as the Universal Manipulator Interface, with a large share of time spent annotating and labelling data to strict guidelines. Shift-based on a weekly rota with full training provided and no technical background required.

Universal Manipulator Interface · UMI

• London
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Own the hardware test methodology for a humanoid robot platform, defining component, subsystem and whole-robot tests and running them hands-on on early prototypes. Partner with automation, manufacturing and quality teams to translate methods into production test rigs, in-process checks and traceable acceptance criteria from EVT toward production.

Jira · X-Ray · TestRail +7

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Post-train and scale GAIA-family large video diffusion world models to generate multimodal synthetic driving data, running generation pipelines across tens of thousands of segments and optimising GPU inference. Sits between ML research and engineering, landing synthetic data into the same training stack as real driving data and measuring its impact on driving-model performance.

GAIA · GPU · KV Cache

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Owns embedded software that connects an autonomous driving AI to vehicle platforms, building integration and adaptation layers across hardware. Works on inference integration, vehicle data, navigation, localisation and motion control interfaces, taking features from design through HIL and vehicle testing. Requires strong modern C++ and Linux/QNX experience, ideally on Nvidia and Qualcomm platforms.

Nvidia · Qualcomm · Linux +3

• Christchurch, New Zealand
• £60,000 – £65,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead automation projects from concept and specification through commissioning, validation and production release, acting as site subject matter expert for automated assembly equipment. Work with Operations, Quality, R&D and external machine builders on robotics, machine vision, laser marking, leak testing and serialization within a regulated medical device environment, while mentoring junior engineers.

Siemens · Rockwell · Beckhoff +7

• Stevenage
• £50,000 – £70,000 pa
• Senior

Develops low-latency control algorithms for multi-axis movement, enabling systems to search for and track objects dynamically via closed-loop feedback. Works on core algorithms before deploying to embedded Linux or microcontroller platforms in C or C++, with autonomy over architecture and implementation. Involves geometry, coordinate systems and real-time astronomical tracking.

Linux · RTOS · MATLAB +7

• London
• On-site
• £50,733 – £59,484 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Lead research on dexterous, high-DoF manipulation policies and robot foundation models such as vision-language-action models, learned from human demonstrations. Work with a state-of-the-art platform of Sharpa Wave dexterous hands and UR7e arms, developing novel algorithms and deploying learned policies on real hardware. Collaborate with experts in robotics, computer vision and machine learning, targeting top-tier conferences.

PyTorch · ROS · Sharpa Wave +1

• Basildon
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Deliver automation and control systems across the full project lifecycle, from requirements capture and system design through implementation, commissioning and customer handover. Work with electrical design engineers on control philosophies and architectures, specifying and maintaining PLC, HMI, SCADA, functional safety, motion control and vision software, and supporting FAT/SAT and site commissioning.

Siemens TIA Portal · WinCC · Sick Safety Systems +1

• Dorchester
• On-site
• £60,500 – £68,250 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

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.

Siemens · Rockwell · Beckhoff +7

• Bridgwater
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £55,000 – £75,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

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.

PLC · HMI · ABB +2

• Oxfordshire
• £27,091 – £33,111 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Design, build and deploy control systems for retro-fit vision kits and turnkey automation machinery, owning projects from AutoCAD Electrical schematics and PLC coding through to shop-floor testing and site commissioning. Involves specifying safety hardware and industrial networks, supporting panel wiring and electrical testing, and commissioning at customer sites in the UK and overseas.

AutoCAD Electrical · PLC · Profinet +4

• Kilkenny, Ireland
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Field-based controls role combining PLC and HMI programming, commissioning, fault diagnosis and customer support on automated manufacturing systems. You'll work with Allen Bradley and Siemens platforms, servo drives, robotics and industrial networks, travelling domestically and internationally to customer sites and leading on-site technical activities.

Allen Bradley · Siemens · PLC +4

• Dewsbury
• Senior
• Permanent

Designs bespoke special purpose machinery and automated systems, taking concepts through 3D CAD, detailed drawings and bills of materials to manufacture, assembly and commissioning. Works closely with electrical, controls and manufacturing engineers on robotic handling, conveyors, tooling and vision-guided equipment, managing technical delivery including customer requirements, timescales and costs.

Autodesk Inventor