Robotics Jobs in Woking

Ocado · Erith

Hands-on first-line response for engineering faults in a highly automated Customer Fulfilment Centre, diagnosing and resolving issues that affect performance. Duties also include planned servicing and repairs plus proactive reliability and efficiency improvement projects, working with robotics, PLCs, SCADA and conveyors on 12-hour day, night and weekend shifts covering a 24/7 operation.

Ocado · Andover

First-line response for engineering faults in a highly automated Customer Fulfilment Centre, diagnosing and resolving issues that impact performance. Carries out planned servicing and repairs while contributing to proactive reliability and efficiency projects, working hands-on with robotics, AI and IoT systems. Shift-based cover for a 24/7 operation on 12-hour days, nights and weekends.

Ernest Gordon Recruitment · Knutsford · £35,000 – £45,000 pa

Design, develop and upgrade PLC and PCB control systems, produce PC software and HMI interfaces, and test, fault-find and commission systems. Predominantly office-based in Knutsford with occasional customer site visits, working on new product development for laboratory equipment with training from in-house experts.

Müller UK & Ireland · Market Drayton · £57,289 pa

Delivering planned preventative maintenance and responding to breakdowns on highly automated process and filling lines, including PLC systems, blow moulding, robotic packaging and site infrastructure such as CHP and compressed air. Working a 4 on 4 off days and nights shift pattern within a large-scale dairy site undergoing major transformation.

Flarebright · Bicester · £39,000 – £49,000 pa

Contributes across the full development lifecycle, from concept and algorithm design to system integration, testing and troubleshooting of safety-critical navigation and autonomy software in C++. Works with a multidisciplinary team on real-time embedded systems, hardware/software-in-the-loop testing and flight test activities, producing design documentation and test reports.

Kingston University · London · £45,925 – £60,492 pa

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.

ECM Selection · Cambridge · £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.

Automation Experts Ltd · Cinderford · £45,000 – £55,000 pa

Hands-on role owning the control and safety systems behind automated machinery and production cells in a manufacturing environment. You'll design, program and commission Siemens TIA PLCs and motion systems, integrate ABB robots and functional safety systems, and deliver SCADA/HMI solutions with alarms and diagnostics. Working in a small, close-knit team, you'll lead automation projects from concept to handover and support production and maintenance teams on site.

Humanoid · London

Own the full lifecycle of ML models and core infrastructure, from development and deployment to monitoring and continuous improvement. Build CI/CD pipelines for software and ML workflows, automate orchestration with modern DevOps tooling, and ensure reliability, scalability and observability of production systems. Work in a Data & Compute Platform team alongside software engineers, data scientists and product teams on ML-powered features for a humanoid robotics platform.

Humanoid · London

Runs end-to-end software release validation, regression suites and policy evaluations on real humanoid robots, comparing simulation results against physical behaviour. Builds CI/CD tests, maintains metrics dashboards and keeps test data clean, working closely with the Test Team and policy engineers. Distinct for its sim-to-real focus and hands-on robotics work rather than standard web QA.

Rolls Royce · Maldon

Specify, design, validate and test embedded software components for marine and power systems, translating high-level requirements into validated designs and verification tests. The role involves modern C++ for real-time systems, refactoring legacy code for robustness and safety, and analysing test results to support problem closure. It sits within the Software Systems Capability function, collaborating with multidisciplinary engineers and other disciplines.

University of Oxford · Oxford · £39,424 – £47,779 pa

Develops musculoskeletal models and simulations of human-robot interaction to guide the design of wearable robots delivering assistive forces and joint torques. Examines how robotic assistance affects movement, muscle activity and joint loading, collaborating with experimental researchers to validate models against motion, force and EMG data.

Imperial College London · London · £50,733 – £59,484 pa

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.

Dexory · Wallingford

Hands-on stores role covering internal logistics from goods in to dispatch: receiving and distributing hardware and mechanical components, running goods-inward quality checks, validating kitting lists and preparing build kits for production assembly, plus regular stock takes. Based at the Wallingford robot manufacturing facility, supporting the production value stream as the company scales.

Platform Recruitment · St Ives · £60,000 – £70,000 pa

This role involves designing, developing, optimizing, and testing firmware and software for bare-metal processors and embedded Linux/RTOS platforms. You will lead a cross-functional team, define requirements, and innovate new concepts in high-precision control software for industrial automation.