Robotics Jobs

• 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

• 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

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead functional safety activities for an end-to-end AI automated driving system, building Item Definitions, running HARA/FMEA/FTA analyses, and shaping safety concepts and architectures across vehicle platforms and third-party systems. Define verification and validation, including vehicle-level testing, and construct structured safety cases with claims, arguments and evidence for certification.

ISO 26262 · SOTIF

• Bilston
• On-site
• £40,000 – £45,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Hands-on role maintaining and improving automated production machinery in a manufacturing environment. Day to day involves electrical and mechanical fault-finding, diagnosing and repairing PLC-controlled systems, programming and troubleshooting PLCs, and supporting installation and commissioning of new equipment. Works closely with production teams to minimise downtime and drive continuous improvement.

PLC

• Liverpool
• £60,000 – £70,000 pa
• Mid-level

Design, develop and commission PLC and HMI software for automated conveyor and materials handling systems, working with Siemens S7-1200/1500 and TIA Portal plus Rockwell ControlLogix/CompactLogix. Duties span ladder logic programming, I/O checks, loop testing, FAT/SAT and on-site commissioning, with extensive global travel to customer sites alongside electrical and mechanical engineers.

Siemens PLC · TIA Portal · Studio 5000 +5

• Durham
• £40,000 pa

Field-based role covering customer sites across the North East, diagnosing electrical and mechanical faults, repairing PLC-controlled and automated machinery, and carrying out preventative maintenance and installations. Involves customer training, service reporting via CRM, and a 1-in-7 on-call rota, with occasional overseas travel.

CRM

• Barton-upon-Humber
• £45,000 – £55,000 pa
• Mid-level

Hands-on role developing, implementing and optimising automated manufacturing systems across multiple North Lincolnshire sites. You will program PLCs, HMIs and drives, integrate industrial and collaborative robots, and support capital projects from concept through installation and commissioning, with strong fault-finding on electrical control systems.

Siemens · Schneider · Allen-Bradley +4

• Sheffield
• £45,000 – £55,000 pa

Maintaining, fault-finding and repairing conveyor and material handling systems at customer sites across the UK, including control panels, sensors, motors and drives. Roughly two or three nights away per week plus occasional international travel, with shop-floor duties in Sheffield between site visits. Siemens PLC and TIA Portal exposure is advantageous but the role is primarily electrical.

Siemens PLC · TIA Portal

• Reading
• £40,000 – £45,000 pa

Installing, servicing and maintaining automated gate systems for a cyber security provider to the National Grid, covering mechanical and electrical fault finding, force testing with software, and compliance with BS EN 12453:2017 and DHF TS-013. The role involves site surveys, risk and safety assessments, engineering reports, component ordering, client liaison and participation in an out-of-hours call-out rota, with DHF Safety Assured Diploma training provided.

DHF TS-013 · BS EN 12453:2017

• Liverpool
• On-site
• £50,000 pa

Own the electrical design of automated loading systems, producing schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams and build documentation. Work alongside mechanical, controls, project and service engineers, integrating Siemens S7/TIA Portal and Rockwell hardware, with occasional client site visits. Office-based with a 2.30pm Friday finish.

EPLAN Electric P8 · Siemens S7 · TIA Portal +4

• Dagenham
• On-site
• £40 – £50 ph
• Contract

Hands-on commissioning of automated production lines and stations in a live automotive manufacturing environment, modifying PLC software, downloading and validating changes, and diagnosing PLC, I/O, sequencing and runtime faults. Engineers work with either Schneider Electric (PL7, Unity Pro/EcoStruxure) or Siemens Classic S7 (STEP 7 v5.x, SIMATIC Manager), supporting production readiness, snag clearance and weekend plant support.

Schneider Electric PLC · PL7 · Unity Pro +8

• Derby
• £40,000 – £55,000 pa

Field service and commissioning role covering 2-way and 4-way pallet shuttle systems for clients across the UK, combining planned and reactive mechanical and electrical maintenance with installation, commissioning and remote technical support. Requires national travel with overnight stays and a full clean driving licence, ideally based in the East or South Midlands.

Pallet Shuttle Systems

• Pontyclun
• £45,000 – £52,000 pa

Design, develop and commission PLC and HMI control systems for production machinery and automated equipment, integrating robotics, motion control, drives and industrial networks. Work across the full project lifecycle in a multidisciplinary team, supporting safety assessments, FAT, installation and continuous improvement of manufacturing equipment.

PLC · HMI · Robotics +2

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Sets technical strategy and roadmap for fault detection and fallback systems in an autonomous driving stack, designing and training detection mechanisms for robust driverless operation. Leads integration into the shared driving stack, aligning ML, inference optimisation and software teams, and mentors through architecture reviews. Works with large-scale training and fleet data in a small, high-impact team.