Robotics Engineer

Location: Cambridge, UK. Hybrid with regular on-site work.

An early-stage autonomy company is hiring a Founding Robotics Engineer to build the behaviour and planning layer of a multi-robot autonomy system. The role focuses on how robotic teams plan, coordinate, and execute actions in uncertain, dynamic environments.

You will own the logic that translates mission objectives into executable behaviour across a fleet of robots. This is a founding-level role with direct influence over system architecture and roadmap direction.

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• Own the full behaviour and planning stack, from strategic task planning to action execution.
  
• Design and implement multi-agent task planning systems.
  
• Develop behaviour managers that translate plans into executable actions.
  
• Integrate motion planners and navigation stacks across heterogeneous robots.
  
• Define hierarchical interfaces between strategic planning and physical execution.
  
• Use symbolic planning abstractions such as PDDL where appropriate.
  
• Implement geometric reasoning and feasibility checks for safe execution.
  
• Collaborate closely with Perception and Systems teams to align world models and behaviours.
  
• Contribute to autonomy architecture and the 12- to 15-month roadmap.
  

Note: This role does not involve implementing low-level PID or proportional controllers.

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• Strong background in robotic planning and decision-making.
  
• Experience spanning high-level task planning and motion planning.
  
• Familiarity with reinforcement learning concepts for decision-making under uncertainty.
  
• Extensive hands‑on experience with ROS 2, Nav2, MoveIt, or similar frameworks.
  
• Experience using simulation environments such as Isaac Lab, Gazebo, MuJoCo, or SAPIEN.
  
• Strong C++ and Python skills suitable for production systems.
  

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• Enjoys designing systems that reason several steps ahead.
  
• Comfortable working with uncertainty and partial information.Prefers system‑level thinking over narrow optimisation problems.
  
• Values collaboration, humility, and technical rigor.
  
• Wants ownership of behaviour that directly impacts real robotic missions.
  

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• Founding-level ownership and responsibility.
  
• Significant influence on architecture and planning philosophy.
  
• Regular on-site collaboration in Cambridge.
  
• Small, highly technical team with fast feedback cycles.
  

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• Equity aligned with early contribution.
  
• Opportunity to define how robotic teams plan and act in real‑world environments.