Robotics Jobs

Autodiscovery · Wantage

Lead the design and deployment of autonomous robotic systems, owning software architecture across perception, planning and control. Work spans prototyping, simulation and field testing, integrating with hardware teams while mentoring engineers and shaping technical roadmaps. Requires depth in C++, ROS2, SLAM and real-time systems.

Flarebright · Bicester · £39,000 – £49,000 pa

Contributes across the full development lifecycle, from concept and algorithm design to system integration, testing and troubleshooting of safety-critical navigation and autonomy software in C++. Works with a multidisciplinary team on real-time embedded systems, hardware/software-in-the-loop testing and flight test activities, producing design documentation and test reports.

Paddington Robotics · London · £700 – £900 pd

Build and own frontier AI systems end-to-end for defence and national security, working on the AVIS orchestration platform that fuses multi-modal data such as text, imagery, telemetry and sensor feeds. The role is a contract engagement with regular on-site time in Oxford or London, shipping production systems where wrong decisions carry high stakes.

ECM Selection · Cambridge · £35,000 – £45,000 pa

Engineer the future of defence and securityThis team is motivated by saving lives in war affected regions and on the battlefield. They believe that by combining advanced technologies from different sectors they can fundamentally change the effectiveness of those we...

Saab · Bedford

Leads an electronics design and prototyping department within a UAV business, managing a team of 10+ electronic engineers across multiple programmes. Owns hardware design lifecycles from requirements capture to production release, covering digital, mixed-signal, application processor and FPGA-based high-reliability systems, with design assurance and verification governance for safety-critical developments.

Saab · Fareham

IntroductionSaab UK is part of Scandinavia's largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence...

Rolls Royce · Bristol

Engineers develop control, monitoring and software solutions for aerospace products across the full lifecycle, from requirements and architecture to development, verification and deployment. Work spans embedded software, control systems design, modelling and simulation, systems integration and safety-critical software development within the Defence business.

Rolls Royce · Derby

Engineers work across the full lifecycle of control, monitoring and embedded software for aerospace products, from requirements and architecture through development, verification and deployment. Activities span control systems design, model-based design, systems integration and safety-critical software development within the Defence business.

Meritus · Telford · £45,000 – £50,000 pa

MERITUS are recruiting for a Test & Controls Engineer to join our client in Telford that design bespoke systems solutions for industries such as Aerospace, Defence, FMCG and Agriculture.TEST & CONTROLS ENGINEER - Up to £50,000 per annum - Telford,...

MFK Recruitment · Brentford · £70,000 – £95,000 pa

Design and deploy production-grade computer vision systems using deep learning techniques such as CNNs and Vision Transformers. Translate AI research into robust, real-world applications for defence and security environments. Work across the full development lifecycle, from research to deployment on cloud and edge platforms, in close collaboration with software engineers and researchers.

Spectrum IT Recruitment · Bampton · £40,000 – £60,000 pa

Design and develop safety-critical embedded software for next-generation autonomous systems, working within a specialist team and contributing to software architecture. The role sits in an evolving, regulated engineering space and requires strong C/C++ embedded experience plus familiarity with real-time systems. Office attendance is required three days per week.

MFK Recruitment · Brentford · £75,000 – £100,000 pa

Develop an engineering-grade spiking neural network engine for machine vision applications in defence and security contexts. Translate advanced research into robust production software using C++ and machine vision techniques. Collaborate with researchers and engineers on SNNs, CNNs, and Transformers, with integration into operational systems.

Paddington Robotics · Oxford

Builds and owns mission-critical AI systems end-to-end, working on the AVIS orchestration platform that fuses multi-modal data such as text, imagery, telemetry and sensor feeds for defence, security and critical infrastructure customers. Engineers are held to a single high standard and judged on whether what they ship holds up in production.

Reed · Hemel Hempstead · £40,000 – £47,000 pa

Inspect precision-machined components using manual, visual and CMM methods, verifying CMM reports and completing First Article Inspection documentation and certificates of conformity. Work within an established quality team in a modern CNC facility serving aerospace, defence, motorsport and robotics, supporting traceability, problem-solving and shop-floor conformity.

Reed · Watford · £40,000 – £47,000 pa

Inspect precision-machined components using manual, visual and CMM methods, verifying CMM reports and completing First Article Inspection documentation and certificates of conformity. Work within an established quality team in a CNC manufacturing facility serving aerospace, defence, motorsport and robotics, supporting problem-solving and traceability across the shop floor.

Rise Technical Recruitment · Gloucestershire · £25,000 – £38,000 pa

Hands-on training role for a graduate or junior, working alongside experienced programming engineers to learn LabVIEW and other development tools. You will support programming tasks and help build control, automation and test systems for clients across aerospace, defence and manufacturing, with long-term technical progression.