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.

TTP · Cambridge

Hands-on role in a robotics engineering team, integrating, testing and validating robotic systems on an existing automation platform. Day to day involves running test plans, troubleshooting hardware and software issues, analysing test data and contributing to a ROS-based software stack in Python, working alongside mechanical, electrical and systems engineers.

Venatu Consulting Ltd · Barton-upon-Humber · £45,000 – £55,000 pa

Hands-on role developing, implementing and optimising automated manufacturing systems across multiple North Lincolnshire sites. You will program PLCs, HMIs and drives, integrate industrial and collaborative robots, and support capital projects from concept through installation and commissioning, with strong fault-finding on electrical control systems.

Humanoid · London

Operate, maintain and optimise a humanoid robotics fleet and AI data-collection system, ensuring maximum uptime through monitoring, preventive maintenance and rapid troubleshooting. Configure robots and sensors, run data-collection experiments, and manage dataset labelling and storage for imitation learning. Permanent night shift (10:30pm-7:00am) with occasional travel.

Unipart · Cambridge · £58,000 pa

Develops and tests onboard software for Autonomous Mobile Robots and the fleet management system, including vision processing, localisation and multi-robot path planning. The role combines ROS 2 and C++/Python development with hardware interfacing over CANopen, serial and Ethernet, plus on-site support for live operations at Nuneaton.

Wayve · London

Lead the technical architecture and roadmap for onboard localisation, designing and productionising state-estimation systems that fuse GNSS, IMU and wheel odometry for accurate vehicle pose estimates. The role spans algorithm design, prototyping, validation and deployment on real-time vehicle platforms, with hands-on technical leadership and mentorship across robotics, calibration, controls and sensor teams.

Wayve · London

Owns the technical architecture and roadmap for LiDAR and cross-sensor 3D sensing, leading development of target-based and targetless calibration, LiDAR-to-camera registration, temporal alignment and motion compensation using LiDAR odometry, nonlinear least-squares optimisation and factor graphs. A senior individual-contributor role combining algorithm development, evaluation methodology and productionisation, with technical leadership and mentorship across the 3D sensing stack.

Infosec · Birmingham

Develop PLC software, program and integrate industrial robots, and design HMI solutions for bespoke automation systems. Support machine build, testing and commissioning, produce controls specifications and sequencing documentation, and work directly with customers across automotive, aerospace, medical, industrial and plastics sectors.

Tec Partners Recruitment Ltd · London · £45,000 – £70,000 pa

Design electrical systems for robotic manufacturing machinery used in homebuilding automation, owning design packages from schematics through build, testing and commissioning. Work alongside mechanical, controls and robotics engineers on PLC-controlled equipment, sensors, drives and safety systems, with on-site fault-finding and technical support.

Kingdom People · Portsmouth · £65,000 pa

A senior engineering role focused on developing, optimising and supporting robotic production systems in an advanced manufacturing environment. Day to day involves programming and fault-finding PLC-controlled equipment, improving robotic processes, vision systems and HMIs, and leading continuous improvement projects while mentoring other engineers.

Humanoid · London

Designs and trains reinforcement learning policies for dynamic locomotion and loco-manipulation on humanoid robots, building scalable simulation pipelines in Isaac Lab or MuJoCo and improving sim-to-real transfer. Works closely with controls and robotics engineers to integrate learned policies into the control stack, iterating between large-scale simulation and hardware experiments.

Elevation Recruitment · Dewsbury · £45,000 pa

Carry out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance on production machinery and site equipment, with an electrical bias, diagnosing and repairing electrical and mechanical faults to minimise downtime. Work closely with support functions on root-cause solutions and continuous improvement, with Siemens PLC fault diagnosis desirable.

Kingston University · London · £45,925 – £60,492 pa

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.

AG Products · Crewe

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.

Ernest Gordon Recruitment · Northampton · £40,000 – £50,000 pa

Program and operate FANUC robots integrated with laser cutting systems, using CAM-based Roboguide software, and support the development of new robotic solutions for environmental projects. The role involves regular site attendance in Cumbria, recording learning data and producing process reports, with training provided to build specialist expertise.

Enterprise Recruitment · Stevenage · £50,000 – £70,000 pa

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.