Robotics Jobs

• London
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Hands-on role rapidly iterating, assembling and diagnosing advanced humanoid robot platforms across the full hardware lifecycle, from concepting and prototyping to root-cause analysis and field repair. Leads troubleshooting of complex electrical issues, designs cable assemblies, test jigs and harnesses, and writes test procedures and repair runbooks. Works closely with mechanical, electrical and software engineers in a high-velocity startup prototyping lab.

Automated Test Tools · Diagnostic Tools

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Builds high-quality Python libraries and platform tooling for multimodal data loading, distributed training, inference, checkpointing and observability, supporting thousands of GPUs. Partners closely with ML teams to turn complex requirements into stable, reusable abstractions and clear APIs, leading projects end to end while raising engineering standards.

PyTorch · TensorFlow · Azure +1

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Build and operate a globally distributed Data Transfer Hub moving petabytes of sensor data per day from partners like Uber, Stellantis and Nissan. You'll design parallelised pipelines in Python and Terraform using Flyte, Kafka and Azure, own production reliability and observability, and join an out-of-hours on-call rotation.

Flyte · Kafka · Azure +4

• 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

• Crewe
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Hands-on senior engineering role owning software architecture, AWS cloud infrastructure and computational modelling for autonomous agricultural machinery. Involves building backend services, APIs and data tools, plus simulation and Digital Twin work validated against real machines, collaborating with mechanical, electronics and robotics engineers.

AWS · Linux · Docker +6

• Basildon
• £35,000 – £45,000 pa

Hands-on role installing and wiring electrical control systems on bespoke automated machinery, including motors, sensors, control panels and cable management. You'll read schematics, terminate power and control cables, and support Controls Engineers through build, testing and commissioning across the full project lifecycle.

400V AC · 230V AC · 24V DC

• London
• On-site
• £45,925 – £60,492 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

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.

• Oxford
• On-site
• £40,178 – £48,700 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Develops and tests control policies for a quadruped robot with shape-morphing limbs, enabling tasks like ladder climbing and non-prehensile manipulation. The role combines bespoke morphing hardware upkeep with simulation work in IsaacLab or MuJoCo, within the Protean Robotics Lab at the Oxford Robotics Institute.

IsaacLab · MuJoCo

• Warrington
• On-site
• £60,000 – £68,000 pa
• Mid-level

Take commercial and technical ownership of complex controls and automation projects for a growing systems integrator, covering scope, engineering, budgets, FAT, installation and commissioning through to handover. Coordinate multidisciplinary Controls and Software teams across process, utilities, manufacturing and nuclear sectors, working predominantly from modern Cheshire offices with occasional customer site visits.

PLC · SCADA

• 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

• Hatfield
• Hybrid
• Lead

Owns the vision, roadmap and adoption of Ocado's on-grid robotic picking capability, balancing pick success and damage data against operational risk. Works at the intersection of software, robotics and physical CFC operations, designing integration with manual packing and downstream workflows. Acts as the highest individual contributor in Product, a domain authority for Directors and VPs, driving cross-area strategy and global site launches.

Ocado Smart Platform · OGRP

• Reading
• £22,905 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

A Leverhulme Trust-funded PhD studentship exploring how intelligence can emerge from interactions between hydrogel networks, a soft robotic body and its environment. The researcher will fabricate hydrogels, run bioelectrical measurements and connect physical experiments to artificial neural networks, working across materials science and biomedical engineering.

Artificial Neural Networks

• Coventry
• £45,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Commission, test and validate advanced industrial machinery and automated equipment, configuring PLC, HMI and motion control systems and calibrating equipment for production and acceptance testing. The role combines electrical, software and hands-on commissioning work, with occasional UK and overseas travel to support installation and customer requirements.

PLC · HMI · CNC

• Kilkenny, Ireland
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Field-based controls role combining PLC and HMI programming, commissioning, fault diagnosis and customer support on automated manufacturing systems. You'll work with Allen Bradley and Siemens platforms, servo drives, robotics and industrial networks, travelling domestically and internationally to customer sites and leading on-site technical activities.

Allen Bradley · Siemens · PLC +4

• Bridgend
• Permanent

Develop, maintain and improve software and control systems for specialist high-tech machinery, covering specification, testing, troubleshooting and commissioning. Works closely with engineering and production teams, supporting legacy VB.NET systems, machine trials and occasional overseas installations.

VB.NET · PLC