Job Description
AI Lead (Robotics)
Up to £200k base + equity
About
This is an early-stage robotics company building the intelligence layer for industrial machines – forklifts, cranes, excavators and other heavy equipment.
The approach is pragmatic: start with remote teleoperation to generate real-world operator data at scale, then train Vision-Language-Action models toward increasing autonomy.
You’d join early to lead development of the learning systems powering that autonomy, working closely with the CTO.
What you'll do
* Lead development of the autonomy stack powering industrial machines
* Adapt and fine-tune existing Vision-Language-Action models (e.g. Pi0.5-style architectures) to real-world industrial robotics tasks
* Design training pipelines using real-world operator data
* Apply imitation learning to achieve reliable task automation
* Explore reinforcement learning approaches to improve success rates over time
* Work closely with robotics and platform engineers to turn models into deployed systems
What you'll need
* Strong background in machine learning with hands-on model development
* Experience building ML systems in real products, not just research environments
* Practical understanding of imitation learning or reinforcement learning
* Ability to prioritise pragmatic solutions over academic exploration
* Experience shipping ML-powered features in production environments
* Robotics experience is helpful but not mandatory
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 48 hours.