Robotics Jobs

• London
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead the design of state estimation, long-term mapping and localisation loops, integrating modern machine learning and foundation geometry models into the core navigation stack. Train and deploy large-scale multimodal networks for ultra-low latency performance on edge hardware, building 3D spatial representations that give robots persistent spatial memory. Works cross-functionally between research and reliable robot integration.

PyTorch · VLMs

• 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

• East Anglia
• On-site
• £44,060 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Supporting all aspects of site automation in a sustainable packaging manufacturing plant, including planned maintenance, fault finding, PLC code improvements and system upgrades. Works with engineering, production and project teams on process control, vision and validation systems, commissioning projects and obsolescence improvements.

PLC · HMI · Microsoft Office

• 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

• London
• Hybrid
• Lead
• Permanent

Lead the technical direction for an offline 3D reconstruction system that turns raw vehicle sensor data into quality-assessed 3D ground-truth geometry and ego motion. The role spans SLAM, lidar point-cloud registration, state estimation and sensor fusion, with responsibility for architecture, roadmaps, prototypes and cross-functional alignment across perception, calibration and validation teams.

ROS · PCL · OpenCV +3

• London
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

Hands-on technical leadership role owning end-to-end product engineering for an AI-native lab automation platform, spanning architecture, delivery and team mentoring. You lead staff engineers and their squads, partner with product, design, data and AI, and embed AI-native, automation-first ways of working. Requires 3 days per week on site in Angel, London.

LINQ

• Knutsford
• On-site
• £30,000 – £35,000 pa
• Entry level
• Permanent

Design, develop and upgrade PLC and PCB control systems, produce PC software and HMI interfaces, and test, fault-find and commission systems, mostly office-based with occasional customer site visits. As the role develops you will assist with new product design and AI integration, with training from in-house specialists.

PLC · PCB · HMI +3

• 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

• Christchurch, New Zealand
• £60,000 – £65,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead automation projects from concept and specification through commissioning, validation and production release, acting as site subject matter expert for automated assembly equipment. Work with Operations, Quality, R&D and external machine builders on robotics, machine vision, laser marking, leak testing and serialization within a regulated medical device environment, while mentoring junior engineers.

Siemens · Rockwell · Beckhoff +7

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior

Owns the software engineering that brings data science and ML products into live production for the Autoplanner team, building AI-powered planning systems across global warehouses and last-mile assets. Writes typed, well-tested Python (with some Java for OSP integration), builds APIs and data contracts, manages AWS deployments and CI/CD, and packages, serves and monitors ML models. Partners closely with data scientists and shares on-call support.

AWS · GCP · Ocado Smart Platform

• 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

• Brentford
• On-site
• £70,000 – £95,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Hands-on role designing and deploying production-grade computer vision systems using CNNs and Vision Transformers, spanning model architecture, training pipelines and optimisation for cloud and edge. You'll translate recent AI research into reliable products for defence and security, collaborating with engineers, researchers and customers.

PyTorch · TensorFlow · Git +6

• 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

• Birmingham

Develop PLC software, program and integrate industrial robots, and design HMI solutions for bespoke automation systems. Support machine build, testing and commissioning, produce controls specifications and sequencing documentation, and work directly with customers across automotive, aerospace, medical, industrial and plastics sectors.

PLC · HMI

• 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