Robotics Jobs

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Owns embedded software that connects an autonomous driving AI to vehicle platforms, building integration and adaptation layers across hardware. Works on inference integration, vehicle data, navigation, localisation and motion control interfaces, taking features from design through HIL and vehicle testing. Requires strong modern C++ and Linux/QNX experience, ideally on Nvidia and Qualcomm platforms.

Nvidia · Qualcomm · Linux +3

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Builds and maintains core C++/Python components that interface self-driving models with vehicle and embedded systems, plus infrastructure to run and test autonomy capabilities. Owns reliability and performance of Linux-based systems and specialises in one domain such as localisation/mapping, filtering/diagnostics or control/inference, in a team scaling to 5-6 engineers.

Linux

• Bicester
• On-site
• Shift work

Hands-on first-line response for engineering faults in an automated Customer Fulfilment Centre, diagnosing and resolving issues that impact performance. Carries out planned servicing and repairs on robotics, control systems and automation hardware, plus proactive reliability improvement projects. Works 12-hour shifts across days, nights and weekends to support a 24/7 operation.

Ocado Smart Platform

• Dagenham
• On-site
• £40 – £50 ph
• Contract

Hands-on commissioning of automated production lines and stations in a live automotive manufacturing environment, modifying PLC software, downloading and validating changes, and diagnosing PLC, I/O, sequencing and runtime faults. Engineers work with either Schneider Electric (PL7, Unity Pro/EcoStruxure) or Siemens Classic S7 (STEP 7 v5.x, SIMATIC Manager), supporting production readiness, snag clearance and weekend plant support.

Schneider Electric PLC · PL7 · Unity Pro +8

• Bristol
• On-site
• Shift work

First-line response for engineering faults in a highly automated Bristol fulfilment centre, diagnosing and resolving issues that affect performance. The role combines reactive maintenance with planned servicing and repairs, plus proactive reliability projects, working 12-hour shifts across days, nights and weekends to support 24/7 operations.

Ocado Smart Platform · Robotics · AI +1

• London
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Designs, implements and validates actuator- and joint-level controllers plus grasp-level behaviours for a family of end-effectors, including parallel and multi-finger grippers, vacuum tooling and underactuated designs. Works in ROS2 and C++ from real-time embedded control through kinematics, dynamics, transmission modelling and hands-on hardware bring-up, shaping actuation and transmission choices with mechanical engineers early in the design cycle.

ROS2 · EtherCAT · CAN +7

• Stourbridge
• Hybrid
• £50,000 – £75,000 pa
• Senior

Hands-on role designing, programming and commissioning PLC-based industrial automation and material handling systems, using Siemens, Allen-Bradley Rockwell, Mitsubishi and Codesys platforms plus SCADA/HMI tools like WinCC, Ignition and FactoryTalk View. Splits time between home working, office-based design and UK-wide site installation, with site assignments lasting up to a month and autonomy over project delivery.

Siemens · Allen-Bradley · Rockwell +7

• Leicester
• On-site
• £45,000 – £60,000 pa
• Lead
• Permanent

Leading the mechanical design of bespoke automation and special-purpose machinery, taking projects from concept through to customer handover. Involves 3D CAD work in SolidWorks, Inventor, Creo or Solid Edge, design reviews, cross-team collaboration and mentoring, with some support for build, commissioning and installation. Distinct for its focus on custom robotic and automated manufacturing systems rather than repeat designs.

SolidWorks · Inventor · Creo +1

• Congleton
• Hybrid
• Junior

Work within a multidisciplinary R&D team designing, developing and testing SINAMICS industrial drive products from concept to launch. Hands-on tasks span analogue and digital circuit design, PCB schematic capture and layout, simulation, prototyping, validation and UL compliance, using state-of-the-art labs and UKAS-accredited test facilities.

SINAMICS · Teamcenter · PLM +1

• Glasgow
• Hybrid · 2–3 days in office
• Lead

Lead the full engineering lifecycle for PLC, SCADA, HMI and OT systems on major UK energy infrastructure projects, providing technical direction across Schneider, Siemens and Rockwell platforms. The role spans architecture, software design, testing, FAT/SAT and commissioning, with mentoring duties and hybrid working from Glasgow two to three days a week on-site.

Schneider Electric · Siemens · Rockwell Automation +7

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

Owns end-to-end engineering delivery for a wheeled industrial humanoid product, spanning hardware, software, AI and system integration from design through pilots to scaled field deployment. Acts as a technical GM working through influence across matrixed functional teams, setting priorities and roadmap while reporting directly to the CTO.

• Midland, United States
• Hybrid
• £40,000 – £80,000 pa

Consultant role supporting the development, integration and assurance of autonomous and uncrewed systems, translating operational requirements into architectures, concepts of operation and development plans. Involves modelling, simulation, algorithm evaluation and verification, trials and testing, working with multidisciplinary teams and clients across the full lifecycle.

MATLAB · Simulink · ROS 2 +7

• 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.

• Oxfordshire
• Permanent

Customer-facing role supporting autonomous cleaning robots across the UK and Nordics, combining remote and on-site troubleshooting, software updates and mechanical/electrical adjustments with cloud fleet management and IoT telemetry. You deliver training, run product demos and field trials, conduct site surveys, and act as the link between HQ engineers, executives and facility operators.

LiDAR · Sonar · 3D Cameras +4

• 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