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Software Engineer - Robotic Systems

Cambridge
2 weeks ago
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Building robotic systems to enable future healthcare advances

With the backing of a successful parent company, this innovative team is creating a customisable robotic manufacturing solution for creating personalised therapeutics at an affordable price. This advance will drive a revolution in healthcare, enabling new treatments for resistant and debilitating diseases.

Working with a friendly team of mission-driven technology enthusiasts, you will be instrumental in bringing their designs to maturity. This role will involve you throughout the project lifecycle: from requirements analysis and solving outstanding challenges, to architecting and implementing code, to verification and troubleshooting issues.

You will need:

  • A 1st or 2.1 in a relevant STEM subject (e.g. engineering or computer science) from a well-respected university

  • Demonstrable ability to engineer high quality, well-designed Python Software. Additional coding languages such as C++ and C# would be a bonus

  • Ability to lead projects

  • Safety-critical systems experience

  • ROS1 or ROS2 expertise and knowledge of networking protocols and control systems

  • Full, unrestricted, and already extant UK work permission

    You will be joining an ambitious and growing company at a key point in their development, working with colleagues from varied technical specialisms, and using your skills to make a positive impact to peoples’ lives. The company combines an early stage culture and dynamism with the stability and excellent compensation that comes from a prestigious and successful parent organisation. A highly competitive salary and benefits package are on offer to the successful candidate.

    Keywords: Therapeutics, Robotics, Control Systems, Manufacturing, Python, Safety-Critical, ROS1, ROS2, Cambridge-South

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