Robotics Jobs in Reading

• Reading
• £40,704 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Develops and characterises electroactive hydrogel systems, integrates them with soft robotic platforms and sensorimotor feedback, and investigates how gait and goal-directed learning emerge from body-environment interaction. The Leverhulme Trust-funded post sits within an interdisciplinary team exploring Physical AI, with scope for computational modelling, international collaboration and high-quality publications.

• 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

• Warrington
• Hybrid
• Mid-level

Bridges technical engineering and customer engagement, designing automation solutions and preparing proposals for control systems across utilities, FMCG, chemical and manufacturing sectors. Involves site surveys, control system architecture design (PLCs, SCADA, HMI), cost estimates and client presentations, working within a growing Digital team.

Siemens · Rockwell · Schneider +2

• Reading
• Junior

Assist with designing, programming and commissioning PLC control systems using Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Mitsubishi and Beckhoff platforms, plus HMI/SCADA development. Support testing, debugging and integration of PLCs, sensors and industrial equipment, including bespoke automated test rigs, working alongside senior engineers from development through to completion.

Siemens · Allen-Bradley · Mitsubishi +4

• London
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Owns the electrical and electronics dimension of serviceability for a humanoid robot platform, driving design-for-serviceability across power distribution, batteries, harnesses, sensors and compute. Validates repair and rework procedures, defines diagnostic points and safe-isolation practices, and leads electrical input to S-FMEA as the interface between Services and R&D.

LiDAR · Battery Management Systems · Digital Shadow +2

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

Build, assemble and maintain hardware prototypes for robot end effectors and human-worn operator interface devices, running the prototyping shop and turning CAD files and BOMs into working units fast. Operate 3D printers, CNC and workshop tools, wire up MCU platforms like ESP32 and Raspberry Pi, and build test rigs for durability, calibration and functional testing. Tight iteration cycles with direct feedback into design decisions.

ESP32 · Raspberry Pi · CNC +1

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Develops next-generation generative world models and planners such as GAIA, using diffusion, transformer and hybrid architectures to simulate complex driving environments for training, testing and deployment. The role spans ML research, multi-modal modelling and real-world deployment, with a focus on inference efficiency, closed-loop agent interaction and sim-to-real evaluation.

PyTorch · GAIA

• Telford
• £40,000 pa

Test and validate complex robotic and automated systems before customer handover, commissioning PLC, robotic and software-based applications. Carry out fault finding, diagnostics and root cause analysis, rectify electrical, software and mechanical faults, configure industrial PCs and support PLC/robotic software development. Includes customer training, site servicing and extensive UK and international travel.

PLC · Industrial PCs

• 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

• United Kingdom
• £50,000 – £65,000 pa

Bridge software development and on-site delivery for warehouse automation projects, developing and modifying PLC and HMI software, testing, and commissioning control systems on customer sites. Validate control sequences, troubleshoot faults, tune performance, and support go-live, working with Siemens S7 and TIA Portal. Requires 100% travel across the UK and Europe with extended periods away from home.

Siemens S7 · TIA Portal

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Post-train and scale GAIA-family large video diffusion world models to generate multimodal synthetic driving data, running generation pipelines across tens of thousands of segments and optimising GPU inference. Sits between ML research and engineering, landing synthetic data into the same training stack as real driving data and measuring its impact on driving-model performance.

GAIA · GPU · KV Cache

• 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

• Tiverton
• On-site
• £45,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Design and develop electrical control systems for next-generation machine tooling, producing drawings, documentation and SOPs. Lead optimisation, testing and validation, plus installations and upgrades, while supporting Quality, Production and Service teams on electrical and control faults. Involves PLC programming, commissioning and collaboration with OEMs on UK/EU compliance.

Multimeters · Oscilloscopes

• 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

• 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