Robotics Jobs

• 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
• Hybrid
• Lead
• Permanent

Owns end-to-end system architecture for the Wayve AI Driver across L0–L4, defining interface contracts, ECU and sensor requirements, and safety mechanisms. Leads technical alignment with OEMs, Tier 1s and partners, and supports integration, bring-up and system-level debugging on vehicles and HiL/ViL benches.

Linux · RTOS · HMI +3

• 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

• 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.

• Wigan
• £40,000 – £45,000 pa
• Permanent

Split between workshop preparation and on-site installation of control panels and electrical systems for industrial automation and conveyor projects. Involves reading electrical drawings, supporting commissioning, and liaising with engineering and controls teams, with roughly 50% travel to customer sites.

• 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.

• Oxford
• On-site
• £39,424 – £47,779 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Designs and controls robots built from tensegrity structures, co-optimising their designs and control policies in simulation and building and testing physical hardware. Based in the Protean Robotics Lab within the Department of Engineering Science, the role also involves supervising undergraduate and graduate students on the project.

IsaacLab · MuJoCo

• Birmingham
• £48,000 – £53,000 pa

Operate, maintain and optimise ABB IRB 5510 paint robots on a production line, adjusting programs to improve coverage, quality and cycle time. Mix and prepare paints, thinners and hardeners to specification, monitor viscosity and application parameters, and troubleshoot quality issues such as film build, colour and runs. Works with Engineering, Maintenance and Quality on continuous improvement to cut waste, downtime and defects.

ABB IRB 5510 · ABB TR

• Nottingham
• On-site
• £45,000 – £55,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Field-based role installing, commissioning and servicing high-precision automated manufacturing systems at customer sites across the Midlands and UK. Involves diagnosing mechanical, electrical and software faults, planned and reactive maintenance, plus technical support and customer training, with six months of shadowing before working solo.

• Middleport
• £55,000 – £70,000 pa
• Permanent

Design, implement and support industrial control systems across office, manufacturing and customer sites, programming PLCs on Allen-Bradley/Rockwell, Schneider or Siemens platforms and developing HMI/SCADA software such as Wonderware or FactoryTalk View. The role involves close collaboration with project teams and UK travel for on-site support, with scope to improve efficiency and adopt innovative automation technologies.

Allen-Bradley · Rockwell · Schneider +3

• Nottingham
• Entry level
• Contract

Develops qualitative and quantitative risk assessment and modelling approaches for robotics-based maintenance and decommissioning of nuclear fusion plants, analysing system failure modes, mission threats and recovery under uncertainty. Based in the Faculty of Engineering and supervised by Rasa Remenyte-Prescott, it is a funded PhD project starting October 2027.

ITER · STEP

• Bedfordshire

Manage flight test planning, ground preparation and field execution for unmanned aerial vehicles, acting as a UAV pilot to gather telemetry and performance data. Analyse flight data against design metrics and produce detailed test reports for engineering teams, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance throughout the testing lifecycle.

UAV

• 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.

• Hatfield
• Hybrid
• Lead

Owns the vision, roadmap and adoption of Ocado's on-grid robotic picking capability, balancing pick success and damage data against operational risk. Works at the intersection of software, robotics and physical CFC operations, designing integration with manual packing and downstream workflows. Acts as the highest individual contributor in Product, a domain authority for Directors and VPs, driving cross-area strategy and global site launches.

Ocado Smart Platform · OGRP

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior

Builds AI-powered planning systems for global warehouses and last-mile operations, developing machine learning models, optimisation algorithms and operational simulations. Takes high-impact models from prototype to monitored production, sets technical direction and mentors data scientists while working with engineers, product managers and retail partners.

BigQuery · OR-Tools · SimPy