Robotics Jobs

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

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.

PyTorch · CUDA

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Owns the engineering release process for autonomous driving models, defining branching strategies, release cadence, configuration management and quality gates. Reviews model, architecture and code changes against intended outcomes, assesses evaluation results for safety and performance, and builds CI/CD tooling and observability to catch issues earlier. Works across ML engineering, AI Platform, evaluation and product teams, balancing delivery speed with release rigour.

PyTorch · TensorRT · GitHub Actions +1

• 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

Train language-vision conditioned manipulation policies using reinforcement learning in both simulation and the real world, building task suites and real-world RL pipelines. Work closely with teleoperations and testing teams to collect trajectories and transfer policies from simulation to physical robots. Requires deep-learning experience with Python and PyTorch/JAX, plus hands-on work with LLMs, VLMs or generative models.

Isaac Sim · MuJoCo · Ray +2

• 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

• London
• Hybrid
• £45,399 – £59,484 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Develop conversational agents and social robots for dementia care within the Biomechatronics Laboratory, combining NLP, machine learning, signal processing and mechatronic fabrication. The role involves planning research, collaborating with psychiatrists, neurologists and engineers, and running human-robot interface experiments mapping voice activity to robotic engagement.

Python · C · C++

• Brentford
• On-site
• £70,000 – £95,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Hands-on role designing and deploying production-grade computer vision systems using CNNs and Vision Transformers, spanning model architecture, training pipelines and optimisation for cloud and edge. You'll translate recent AI research into reliable products for defence and security, collaborating with engineers, researchers and customers.

PyTorch · TensorFlow · Git +6

• Oxfordshire
• Hybrid
• £60,000 – £94,000 pa
• Senior

Lead technical role developing computer vision, perception and autonomous navigation technologies across the full lifecycle, from algorithm design and subsystem architecture to verification, testing and deployment. Work covers object detection, tracking, 6DoF pose estimation, LiDAR and camera integration, HIL testing and embedded/flight software, with mentoring of less experienced engineers.

OpenCV · TensorFlow · PyTorch +5

• Crewe
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Hands-on senior engineering role owning software architecture, AWS cloud infrastructure and computational modelling for autonomous agricultural machinery. Involves building backend services, APIs and data tools, plus simulation and Digital Twin work validated against real machines, collaborating with mechanical, electronics and robotics engineers.

AWS · Linux · Docker +6

• Manchester
• £27,107 pa
• Entry level
• Contract · Part time

A 70-month part-time PhD combining research and teaching, split roughly 60% research and 40% teaching within the Control Systems and Robotics Group. The research topic is flexible, spanning control theory, autonomous systems, sensing, localisation, navigation, path planning and optimisation, with applications in nuclear, aerospace, automotive and energy sectors.

• Hanoi, Vietnam
• On-site
• Permanent

Founding faculty role at a new multidisciplinary robotics and embodied intelligence research center, working with a senior scientific officer to build its research agenda, labs and talent pipeline. Appointees run an independent research program, teach robotics and AI courses, supervise students, and set up laboratory infrastructure and protocols.

• London
• On-site
• £45,925 – £60,492 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Teach and develop robotics engineering and AI modules across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, covering robot modelling, motion planning, biologically inspired robotics, digital systems and mechanical design. Includes module leadership, project supervision and curriculum development, with research expected in the field. Based at the Roehampton Vale engineering campus, joining a department focused on hands-on, industry-relevant learning.

• Reading
• £40,704 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Develops and characterises electroactive hydrogel systems, integrates them with soft robotic platforms and sensorimotor feedback, and investigates how gait and goal-directed learning emerge from body-environment interaction. The Leverhulme Trust-funded post sits within an interdisciplinary team exploring Physical AI, with scope for computational modelling, international collaboration and high-quality publications.

• Birmingham
• £21,805 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Lead research into robotic metamaterials that adapt their dynamics after deployment, combining table-top robotic experiments with theory and numerical simulations. Develop decentralised learning techniques for networks of active mechanical units, exploring links between network structure and functionality. Tailored to the candidate's interests within a physics and robotics lab.

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

Develop a next-generation endurant power and propulsion system for autonomous underwater vehicles used in offshore energy infrastructure. The role involves co-developing system requirements from real inspection missions, integrating battery and propulsion prototypes into an AUV platform, and running tank tests followed by sea trials. Work is with industrial partner Walker Subsea and the Process Intensification Group.

AUV · ROV