Robotics Jobs

• Leicester
• On-site
• £45,000 – £50,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Design electrical systems and control architectures for bespoke automated machinery, producing EPLAN schematics, panel layouts and bills of materials. The role spans component and safety system specification, panel build support, commissioning and fault finding, working with multidisciplinary teams on robotics and special purpose equipment projects.

EPLAN · Siemens · Rockwell +6

• Leicester
• Mid-level

Design electrical schematics and control systems using EPLAN for bespoke automated machinery, producing safety circuits and design documentation. Work closely with mechanical and software engineers throughout projects, with potential to take on leadership responsibilities as the team grows.

EPLAN

• Birmingham
• Remote
• £40,000 – £48,000 pa

Diagnose electrical, controls and drive faults on automated manufacturing and packaging machinery across customer sites, mostly in FMCG, food and automotive environments. The role is heavily travel-based, with around 95% of time on site and roughly a quarter of that overseas, working independently and handling servicing, preventative maintenance, retrofits and basic operator training.

• Burtonwood
• Remote
• £40,000 – £48,000 pa

Diagnose electrical, controls and drive faults on automated manufacturing and packaging machinery across customer sites, mostly in FMCG, food and automotive environments. The role is home-based with roughly 95% of time on site, about 75% of that in the UK and the rest overseas, working independently on servicing, preventative maintenance and retrofit upgrades.

• London
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Owns the electrical and electronics dimension of serviceability for a humanoid robot platform, driving design-for-serviceability across power distribution, batteries, harnesses, sensors and compute. Validates repair and rework procedures, defines diagnostic points and safe-isolation practices, and leads electrical input to S-FMEA as the interface between Services and R&D.

LiDAR · Battery Management Systems · Digital Shadow +2

• Westhoughton
• On-site
• £55,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Own site PLC software and electrical control systems at a food manufacturing facility, writing, maintaining and fault-finding Siemens automation, designing control panels and leading installations. Also delivers electrical improvement projects, liaises with OEMs and trains shift engineers and apprentices, reporting to the Site Engineering Manager.

Siemens PLC · Allen Bradley PLC · Mitsubishi PLC +7

• Norwich
• £40,000 – £55,000 pa
• Permanent

Develops and modifies PLC software using Siemens and Allen-Bradley/Rockwell systems, designs HMI interfaces and produces electrical CAD drawings, schematics and control panel layouts. Works across the full lifecycle from design and software development to testing and commissioning, with most commissioning done remotely and only 3-5 customer site visits per year.

Siemens · Allen-Bradley · Rockwell

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

Develops and maintains embedded firmware for robot end effectors and human-worn operator devices, sitting at the hardware-software boundary. Involves bringing up new PCB revisions, writing sensor drivers, integrating compute platforms like ESP32 and NVIDIA Jetson, and building OTA pipelines in a fast-paced robotics environment.

ESP32 · STM32 · Raspberry Pi +7

• Saltash
• On-site
• £35,000 – £50,000 pa
• Permanent

Design, develop and commission PLC-based control systems for advanced automated machinery in the composites industry, taking projects from concept through build, testing and customer handover. Involves programming and troubleshooting control software, electrical/electronic integration, and commissioning at UK and international sites with customer training.

PLC · Microsoft Office

• 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

• Liverpool
• £50,000 – £55,000 pa

Lead automation upgrades, system integration and continuous improvement across a highly automated manufacturing plant, supporting PLC, HMI, SCADA and control systems. The role involves troubleshooting complex plant issues, mentoring EC&I technicians and working with suppliers and integrators on robotics, filling and material handling equipment.

PLC · HMI · SCADA +4

• Warrington
• £55,000 – £60,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Designs, develops and verifies electrical and pneumatic control systems for specialist industrial equipment, including nuclear-sector projects. Involves producing schematics and instrumentation drawings, specifying components, configuring and testing PLCs, HMIs and VSDs, and supporting FAT/SAT, commissioning and fault-finding within a multidisciplinary engineering team.

AutoCAD · AutoCAD Electrical · EPLAN +5

• Warwick
• Hybrid
• £10,000 pm
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Hands-on role writing PLC software from first principles for bespoke machinery and automation projects, covering design, testing and commissioning. You'll program Siemens TIA Portal/S7 and/or Rockwell Studio 5000, configure VFDs, servo drives and motion systems, and work with Profinet, Profibus and EtherNet/IP. Involves customer-site commissioning with occasional overnight and weekend travel, alongside electrical and project engineering teams.

Siemens TIA Portal · Siemens S7 · Rockwell Studio 5000 +7

• Durham
• £35,000 – £40,000 pa

Install, commission and repair automated industrial machinery at customer manufacturing sites, covering electrical, mechanical and PLC-controlled systems. Split time between planned servicing, breakdown fault-finding and training operators, with a one-in-seven out-of-hours rota and extensive travel including possible overseas trips.

PLC

• 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