Robotics Jobs

• Manchester
• On-site
• Entry level
• Permanent

A four-year engineering apprenticeship maintaining automated equipment in Amazon fulfilment, sortation and delivery sites, covering preventative maintenance, fault diagnosis, electrical and mechanical repairs, PLCs, hydraulics and CAD. The first 12 months are a full-time residential training programme, followed by day or block-release study alongside shift work.

PLC · CAD · 3D Printing

• Darlington
• On-site
• Entry level
• Permanent · Shift work

A multi-skilled maintenance apprenticeship covering electrical and mechanical disciplines, working on robotic arms, conveyor networks and sensor technology in live fulfilment centres. Duties include preventative maintenance, reactive fault diagnosis, equipment modifications and continuous improvement, with day or block-release study toward an Advanced Apprenticeship in Engineering (Mechatronics Maintenance).

PLC · CAD · 3D Printing

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

Leads Humanoid's AI research and engineering function as a player-coach, spending at least half of the first year on direct technical work: designing Transformer-based models and experiments, reviewing code, inspecting data, debugging training, and examining robot rollouts. Owns the research roadmap, data strategy, and offline/real-world evaluation systems, and builds a small team of researchers and engineers.

PyTorch · ROS 2 · Vision Transformers +5

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

Lead product cybersecurity assurance across the HMND 01 humanoid robot platforms, defining security requirements, threat modelling and risk artefacts for safety-critical electromechanical systems. Own TARA, security management plans and remediation actions, drive compliance with IEC 62443, the EU Machinery Regulation and the Cyber Resilience Act, and build a PSIRT process while guiding a cross-functional security team.

CAN bus · Ethernet · KinetIQ +4

• Leicester
• £40,000 – £50,000 pa

Designs electrical control and safety systems for bespoke automated machinery, producing EPLAN schematics, control panel designs and bills of materials, and ensuring CE compliance. The role spans the full project lifecycle, from risk assessments and panel build supervision through to commissioning, fault-finding and customer technical support, working with PLCs and industrial robots.

EPLAN · PLC · Omron +7

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Hands-on role bringing up new vehicle platforms on benches, HiL systems and vehicles, developing vehicle-facing software and shared frameworks in C++, Python or Rust. Involves diagnosing software/hardware integration issues across Linux, ROS2, sensors, CAN and Automotive Ethernet, plus building diagnostics and tooling for robot-software reliability.

ROS2 · NVIDIA DRIVE · Qualcomm Snapdragon Ride +4

• Northampton

Deliver engineering support across automated systems and conveyors at a new client site, maintaining equipment, diagnosing faults and minimising downtime. Work with Site Managers and Field Service teams on technical challenges and continuous improvement alongside the CI Manager, while following Health & Safety protocols.

• London
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Builds robust, reusable test automation across component, integration and system levels, spanning hardware and embedded software boundaries. Owns design and delivery of automated verification for an embedded software area, creating open-loop and closed-loop HIL replay, reliability and fault-injection tests, and optimising Buildkite CI/CD workflows while leading root-cause investigations with cross-functional teams.

dSPACE · Vector · Xylon +7

• Cambridge
• Senior
• Permanent

Hands-on role designing, building and testing software for a cell therapy manufacturing platform, spanning mobile robot interfaces, factory control, automation and orchestration. You'll deploy onto physical systems, run integration tests with robots and bioprocess equipment, and debug issues at the software-hardware boundary while mentoring other engineers.

ROS · ROS 2 · MQTT +5

• 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

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior

Owns the software engineering that brings data science and machine learning products into live production, building AI-powered planning systems for global warehouses and last-mile assets. Works mainly in typed, well-tested Python (with some Java), managing AWS cloud deployments, CI/CD, APIs, and MLOps for model serving and monitoring, while partnering closely with data scientists and sharing on-call duties.

AWS · GCP · Python +2

• Stevenage
• £50,000 – £70,000 pa
• Senior

Develops low-latency control algorithms for multi-axis movement, enabling systems to search for and track objects dynamically via closed-loop feedback. Works on core algorithms before deploying to embedded Linux or microcontroller platforms in C or C++, with autonomy over architecture and implementation. Involves geometry, coordinate systems and real-time astronomical tracking.

Linux · RTOS · MATLAB +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

• Warrington
• £50,000 – £70,000 pa
• Mid-level · manages people

Owns delivery of industrial control and automation projects from initial enquiry to completion, managing budgets, programmes, technical specifications and commercial performance. Acts as primary client contact, leads multidisciplinary engineering teams and supports tendering, cost estimates and business development across water, utilities, FMCG and process sectors.

Siemens · Rockwell · AVEVA +1

• Thornbury
• Hybrid · 1 day in office
• £60,000 – £65,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Support industrial automation projects from quotation and specification through to commissioning, developing and modifying PLC, HMI and SCADA software using Allen-Bradley and/or Siemens. Produce FDS and RAMS documentation, assist with control architecture and on-site fault-finding across UK customer sites, with hybrid working once inducted.

Allen-Bradley · Siemens