Robotics Jobs

• London
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Design and integrate mechanical solutions for sensors and compute across multiple vehicle platforms, owning trade-offs across performance, cost, manufacturability and serviceability. Build test rigs, jigs and fixtures, produce 2D drawings, assemblies and BOMs with GD&T, and work hands-on with suppliers and cross-functional electronics teams.

SolidWorks · SolidWorks PDM

• London
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Builds geospatial services and data products that give Wayve's AI driver map and route awareness. Day to day means full-stack work in Python and TypeScript, PySpark and Databricks pipelines enriching fleet data at global scale, and integrating navigation APIs like Mapbox, TomTom and Google Maps. Services are owned end to end on Azure and Kubernetes.

Databricks · Mapbox · TomTom +7

• Aberystwyth
• On-site
• £55,000 pa
• Mid-level

Maintains, monitors and troubleshoots SCADA and industrial automation systems on a food manufacturing site, responding to controls failures and restoring equipment to safe operation. The role blends automation-focused reliability work with hands-on electrical and mechanical support, working alongside an experienced on-site SCADA specialist on a weekday afternoon shift.

SCADA · PLC · Drives +2

• Cambridge
• £58,000 pa
• Permanent

Develops and tests onboard software for Autonomous Mobile Robots and the fleet management system, including vision processing, localisation and multi-robot path planning. The role combines ROS 2 and C++/Python development with hardware interfacing over CANopen, serial and Ethernet, plus on-site support for live operations at Nuneaton.

ROS · ROS 2 · SocketCAN +7

• Bridgwater
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £55,000 – £75,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Designs, programs and commissions PLC, HMI, servo, robotics and vision systems for bespoke automated machinery, taking technical ownership from specification through FAT/SAT and customer acceptance. Works alongside mechanical engineers and travels to UK and international customer sites, combining software development, electrical controls design and hands-on fault-finding.

PLC · HMI · ABB +2

• Congleton
• Hybrid
• Junior

Work within a multidisciplinary R&D team designing, developing and testing SINAMICS industrial drive products from concept to launch. Hands-on tasks span analogue and digital circuit design, PCB schematic capture and layout, simulation, prototyping, validation and UL compliance, using state-of-the-art labs and UKAS-accredited test facilities.

SINAMICS · Teamcenter · PLM +1

• 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.

• London
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Assemble electro-mechanical assemblies from CAD and work instructions, route and repair complex harnesses, and build compute assemblies using ESD techniques. Configure and test sensors, actuators and communication devices via command-line tooling, diagnose faults with multimeters and oscilloscopes, and rework through-hole and surface-mount PCBs. Working in a fast-moving workshop alongside engineers on the HMND-01 humanoid platform.

Git · GitLab · GitHub +5

• Longcot
• On-site
• £40,000 – £65,000 pa

Hands-on role covering the full lifecycle of control system projects, from design and development through testing and commissioning. You'll program PLCs and build SCADA/HMI applications using platforms such as Ignition and WinCC, troubleshoot existing automation systems, and support installation and commissioning on customer sites. Office-based with roughly 25% travel and an early Friday finish.

Siemens TIA Portal · Ignition · WinCC +3

• 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.

• Bath
• £39,560 – £46,970 pa
• Mid-level
• Contract

Develop and validate high-fidelity physics-based models of soft and continuum robotic manipulators, covering nonlinear mechanics, structural dynamics and multi-physics interactions using tools such as COMSOL, ABAQUS or ANSYS. The role combines computational modelling with experimental validation and control work within a multidisciplinary team on the ARIA-funded Robot Dexterity Programme.

COMSOL · ABAQUS · ANSYS +2

• 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

• 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++

• Bristol
• On-site
• £35 – £39 ph
• Mid-level
• Contract

Designs, integrates and develops industrial automation and test systems, covering PLC software (ideally Bosch Rexroth), MATLAB/Simulink modelling, PID tuning and data acquisition. Also involves electrical schematics, sensor and actuator selection, and UKCA/CE and EMC compliance work across mechanical, electrical and controls disciplines.

Bosch Rexroth · MATLAB · Simulink

• 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