Robotics Jobs

• Milton Keynes
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Provide expert technical support for electrical and automation products to European subsidiaries, combining PLC set-up and programming, customer application support, product testing and technical training. Work with protocols such as PROFINET, EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, OPC UA and IO-Link, writing technical reports and manuals, with occasional European travel. Based at the European Technical Centre in Milton Keynes within a global product development team.

TIA Portal · TwinCAT · Studio 5000 +5

• Glasgow
• Hybrid · 2–3 days in office
• Lead

Lead the full engineering lifecycle for PLC, SCADA, HMI and OT systems on major UK energy infrastructure projects, providing technical direction across Schneider, Siemens and Rockwell platforms. The role spans architecture, software design, testing, FAT/SAT and commissioning, with mentoring duties and hybrid working from Glasgow two to three days a week on-site.

Schneider Electric · Siemens · Rockwell Automation +7

• 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

• Cambridge
• On-site
• £45,000 – £75,000 pa

Designs electro-optical camera systems—lenses, mirrors and sensors—and optimises them for VIS, NIR and FIR applications, running optical simulations in OpticStudio, selecting components and testing prototypes through to product release. Works fully on-site on AI hardware products using computer vision for monitoring and tracking, with military-related applications requiring security clearance.

OpticStudio

• Cambridge
• Hybrid
• £55,000 – £75,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Design, develop and test software for advanced robotic platforms using C++ and ROS 2, working alongside electronics, mechatronics and research teams in an Agile environment. The role includes testing, debugging and validating software reliability plus on-site support for physical robots, with occasional travel to field locations across UK and EU teams.

ROS2 · ROS1 · Linux +1

• Oxford
• £80,000 – £100,000 pa
• Senior

Designs and builds robotics software covering autonomous navigation, perception, motion planning and control, taking projects from concept through simulation, testing and deployment. Works closely with hardware, electronics and mechanical engineers, mentors junior staff and contributes to software architecture and technology strategy. Requires C++/Python, ROS/ROS2 and real-time robotics simulation experience.

ROS · ROS2 · Gazebo +1

• Colorado
• £160,000 – £220,000 pa
• Lead

Owns the electrical architecture and reliability of autonomous robots, leading electronics hardware design and embedded systems development across the full product lifecycle. Hands-on work spans analogue/digital circuit design, PCB and schematic capture, power electronics, motor drives and battery management, plus board bring-up, debugging and EMC/EMI compliance.

SPI · I2C · USB +5

• London
• On-site
• Director · manages people
• Permanent

Lead the physical environment strategy across lab, workspace, test, integration, prototype manufacturing and office areas, owning brownfield retrofits and complex fit-out programmes from scoping to commissioning. Manage external architects, contractors and consultants while overseeing general office operations, reception and front-of-house teams across global sites.

AV · ISO Cleanroom

• London
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Designs, implements and validates actuator- and joint-level controllers plus grasp-level behaviours for a family of end-effectors, including parallel and multi-finger grippers, vacuum tooling and underactuated designs. Works in ROS2 and C++ from real-time embedded control through kinematics, dynamics, transmission modelling and hands-on hardware bring-up, shaping actuation and transmission choices with mechanical engineers early in the design cycle.

ROS2 · EtherCAT · CAN +7

• Telford
• £40,000 pa

Test and validate complex robotic and automated systems before customer handover, commissioning PLC, robotic and software-based applications. Carry out fault finding, diagnostics and root cause analysis, rectify electrical, software and mechanical faults, configure industrial PCs and support PLC/robotic software development. Includes customer training, site servicing and extensive UK and international travel.

PLC · Industrial PCs

• St. Ives
• On-site
• £60,000 – £70,000 pa
• Senior · manages people
• Permanent

Develops and optimises firmware and software for bare-metal processors and embedded Linux/RTOS platforms, with heavy use of high-performance C/C++. Also leads a cross-functional team of hardware and software engineers through the full development life cycle, defining requirements and driving next-generation control software concepts.

Linux · RTOS · Arm Cortex +5

• Portsmouth
• On-site
• £60,000 – £70,000 pa
• Senior

Develops and maintains PLC software for automated manufacturing equipment, programming industrial robots and integrating machine vision, servo drives and RFID systems. Works within an established manufacturer's R&D team, troubleshooting and optimising existing machinery and supporting new automation projects. Mitsubishi and Keyence experience is desirable but training can be provided.

Mitsubishi PLC · Mitsubishi iQ-R · Mitsubishi R-series +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

• Market Harborough
• On-site
• Permanent

Hands-on role taking ownership of UAV development from concept to flight-ready hardware, designing and integrating airframes, actuators, power systems and sensors. Joining as a founding engineering hire at an early-stage UK defence company building passive drone detection and interceptor technology, working on-site near Market Harborough.

• Bedford
• Hybrid
• £40,000 – £60,000 pa

Create electrical schematics in EPLAN Electric P8 for automated material handling and logistics systems, designing control panels, junction boxes and field wiring. Prepare BOMs, I/O lists, cable schedules and as-built drawings, supporting build, installation and commissioning alongside engineering and project teams. Suits an electrical automation engineer keen to develop into a design role.

EPLAN Electric P8 · PLC · AS/RS