Robotics Jobs in Reading

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.

Mansell Recruitment Group · St. Neots · £32,000 – £36,500 pa

Hands-on workshop role building and wiring bespoke low-voltage control panels (110–600V AC, 24V DC) for industrial machinery, including PLC/HMI systems from Mitsubishi, Allen Bradley and Siemens. Involves reading electrical schematics, terminating components, cable routing, continuity testing and collaborating with design and test engineers.

Humanoid · London

Runs end-to-end software release validation, regression suites and policy evaluations on real humanoid robots, comparing simulation results against physical behaviour. Builds CI/CD tests, maintains metrics dashboards and keeps test data clean, working closely with the Test Team and policy engineers. Distinct for its sim-to-real focus and hands-on robotics work rather than standard web QA.

Humanoid · London

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.

Wayve · London

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.

First Military Recruitment · Dundee · £60,000 – £78,000 pa

Hands-on role leading the design, build and commissioning of PLC, motor and actuator control systems, including safety-related controls and industrial communications. Involves integrating RTK precision guidance, building electrical harnesses and cabinets, supporting CE/UKCA compliance, and attending field commissioning campaigns across Scotland and the wider UK. Also includes mentoring junior engineers and technicians.

Wayve · London

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.

Ocado · Hatfield

Take ownership of the Amazon Connect platform and its custom customer and agent portals, leading the technical handover from a third-party partner to in-house support. Day to day you'll manage AWS environments, contact flows, routing, IAM and integrations, using AI-assisted tools to maintain code and documentation while keeping the platform secure and reliable.

Meridian Business Support · Tiverton · £45,000 pa

The Control Systems Engineer will design and develop electrical control systems for advanced machine tooling equipment, producing technical documentation and leading system optimisation and integration projects. This role involves close collaboration with OEMs and cross-functional teams to ensure regulatory compliance and performance across UK and EU markets. The engineer will also support troubleshooting efforts and lead commissioning activities for new and upgraded machinery systems.

ABB · Vaasa, Finland

Drives the global Quote-to-Order transformation across a region, mapping country commercial processes against the target model, facilitating workshops and coordinating deployment of CPQ and related solutions integrated with SAP S/4HANA. Acts as primary process advisor and second-level tool support, running implementation plans from testing and training through go-live and stabilization. One of three regional roles in ABB Robotics' Commercial Excellence organization.

ABB · United Kingdom

Drives the rollout of a global Quote-to-Order process and its supporting digital tools across a region, mapping local ways of working against the target model and closing gaps. Runs workshops, coordinates CPQ and SAP S/4HANA deployment, leads testing, training and go-live, and acts as second-level process and tool support for country sales teams.

Dexory · Wallingford

Hands-on stores role covering internal logistics from goods in to dispatch: receiving and distributing hardware and mechanical components, running goods-inward quality checks, validating kitting lists and preparing build kits for production assembly, plus regular stock takes. Based at the Wallingford robot manufacturing facility, supporting the production value stream as the company scales.

Holt Engineering · Dorchester · £60,500 – £68,250 pa

Lead the installation, commissioning and qualification of a new high-speed automated assembly line in a regulated medical-device environment, acting as site SME for automation. Hands-on fault finding, validation documentation (URS, FAT, SAT, IQ/OQ/PQ) and supplier management, with robotics, vision, PLC and traceability work, progressing into broader technical leadership.

Computer Futures · United Kingdom · £60,000 – £70,000 pa

Leads software projects end to end, from requirements gathering and planning through development, testing, deployment and customer go-live. Coordinates developers, automation engineers and customer stakeholders, with a strong focus on platform modernisation involving .NET, C#, Blazor and cloud architectures, plus integration and commissioning of warehouse automation systems.

Medtronic · Lisbon, Portugal · €40,000 – €60,000 pa

Deliver technical and clinical training on the Hugo RAS robotic surgery platform to surgeons, first assistants and OR staff across General Surgery, Urology and Gynaecology. Run lab sessions and hands-on workshops at a training centre in Belgium, applying structured teaching methods to assess trainee safety and efficiency. Requires 75% travel and close collaboration with sales, clinical and medical affairs teams.

Medtronic · London · £53,600 – £80,400 pa

Deliver technical training and hands-on workshops on the Hugo robotic-assisted surgery system to surgeons, first assistants and OR staff across general surgery, urology and gynaecology. Based in London but travelling around 75% of the time to a training centre in Belgium, working with sales, clinical and medical affairs colleagues. Requires Portuguese and English fluency.