Robotics Jobs

• Erith
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Shift work

Act as the principal point of contact for critical technical issues at Ocado's largest operational Customer Fulfilment Centre, maintaining and proactively improving machinery including conveyor networks, lifts and cranes. The role supports a 24/7 operation on 12-hour day, night and weekend shifts, working with robotics, AI and IoT-driven automation in a fast-paced FMCG environment.

Conveyor Networks · Lifts · Cranes

• Erith
• On-site
• Shift work

Hands-on first-line response for engineering faults in a highly automated Customer Fulfilment Centre, diagnosing and resolving issues that affect performance. Duties also include planned servicing and repairs plus proactive reliability and efficiency improvement projects, working with robotics, PLCs, SCADA and conveyors on 12-hour day, night and weekend shifts covering a 24/7 operation.

PLC · SCADA

• London
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead the design of robust SLAM pipelines, long-term mapping and localisation loops, integrating foundation geometry models and modern ML into the core navigation stack. Build auto-labeling data pipelines and deploy low-latency spatial AI on physical robot hardware, bridging classical geometry with deep learning.

LiDAR

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

Owns device software and data pipelines for handheld gripper systems used to collect manipulation demonstrations for robot training. Involves writing production-grade C++/Python, synchronising multi-modal sensor streams, and building validation tooling to keep training datasets clean, working closely with hardware, AI and data collection teams.

VIO · Optical Trackers

• London
• Hybrid
• Mid-level · manages people
• Permanent

Lead the Platform Integration team within Robot Software, owning early vehicle software integration, drive-by-wire and vehicle-facing drivers. Manage engineers, hiring, roadmap and delivery while guiding architecture for reusable interfaces across vehicle variants and OEM programmes, balancing programme needs with reliability and tooling investments.

CAN · Automotive Ethernet

• London
• Hybrid
• Lead
• Permanent

Owns end-to-end system architecture for the Wayve AI Driver across L0–L4, defining interface contracts, ECU and sensor requirements, and safety mechanisms. Leads technical alignment with OEMs, Tier 1s and partners, and supports integration, bring-up and system-level debugging on vehicles and HiL/ViL benches.

Linux · RTOS · HMI +3

• Market Harborough
• On-site
• Permanent

Hands-on role taking ownership of UAV development from concept to flight-ready hardware, designing and integrating airframes, actuators, power systems and sensors. Joining as a founding engineering hire at an early-stage UK defence company building passive drone detection and interceptor technology, working on-site near Market Harborough.

• Leicester
• Remote
• £45,000 – £55,000 pa
• Mid-level

Field-based role servicing, repairing, modifying and commissioning robotic end-of-line packaging machinery for food, pharma and personal care customers. You'll fault-find and modify Siemens PLCs, travel across the UK and Ireland, and spend 8-10 nights a month away from home. Training is provided in Europe and on the job.

Siemens PLC

• Leeds
• Remote
• £45,000 – £55,000 pa
• Mid-level

Field-based role servicing, repairing, modifying and commissioning robotic end-of-line packaging machinery for food, pharma and personal care customers. You'll fault-find and modify Siemens PLCs, travel across the UK and Ireland, and spend 8-10 nights a month away from home. Full product training is provided in Europe and on the job.

Siemens PLC

• Cambridge
• Mid-level

Design and develop novel mechatronic systems for medical devices, including liquid handling machines and surgical robotics, within a multidisciplinary R&D team. Take concepts through iterations to manufacture, designing intricate mechanisms while owning wider system development. Open on sector background, but complex mechatronics experience is essential.

SolidWorks · ProE

• London
• £30 – £40 ph
• Contract

Building and wiring advanced robotic manufacturing machinery on a short-term contract, covering control panel installation, 3-phase power and control cabling, and safety circuits. The role involves working from electrical schematics, plus continuity testing and fault finding on automated equipment within an automation and manufacturing business.

PLC · Servo Drives · VFDs +1

• Wakefield
• On-site
• £45,000 – £60,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Take technical ownership of bespoke machinery and industrial automation projects from concept through detailed design, manufacture, testing and commissioning. Produce 3D CAD models, assemblies and manufacturing drawings, select mechanical components, run design reviews and mentor junior engineers while applying DFMA principles across sectors including automotive and food processing.

Autodesk Inventor

• Birmingham
• £48,000 – £53,000 pa

Operate, maintain and optimise ABB IRB 5510 paint robots on a production line, adjusting programs to improve coverage, quality and cycle time. Mix and prepare paints, thinners and hardeners to specification, monitor viscosity and application parameters, and troubleshoot quality issues such as film build, colour and runs. Works with Engineering, Maintenance and Quality on continuous improvement to cut waste, downtime and defects.

ABB IRB 5510 · ABB TR

• Ferryhill
• Permanent

Hands-on role developing, programming and commissioning PLC and HMI control systems for bespoke industrial automation and special-purpose machinery, using Siemens, Omron and Mitsubishi platforms. Combines control software, motion control, electrical fault-finding and mechanical assembly, with workshop work plus travel to UK and overseas customer sites.

Siemens · Omron · Mitsubishi +7