Senior Robotics Engineer
Location: Bristol (On‑Site)
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary: Dependent on Experience (DOE)
The Opportunity
We’re working with an innovative robotics company developing advanced autonomous systems for real‑world industrial applications. As the business continues to scale, they are looking to appoint a Senior Robotics Engineer to help build and deploy the next generation of robotic capabilities.
This is a hands‑on role focused on real robots operating in real environments. You’ll work alongside a highly experienced multidisciplinary team, helping develop robust, production‑ready systems that combine perception, planning, control, manipulation and autonomous behaviours.
The Role
As a Senior Robotics Engineer, you’ll take ownership of challenging robotics problems and help transform prototypes into reliable capabilities deployed on physical robotic platforms.
You’ll contribute across a sophisticated robotics stack and collaborate closely with AI, software, hardware and systems engineering teams.
Key Responsibilities
* Design, develop and deploy robotics software for advanced robotic systems
* Integrate software across perception, planning, control and behaviour layers
* Debug complex issues spanning hardware, software and networking
* Improve system reliability, maintainability and observability
* Develop new robotic capabilities and autonomous behaviours
* Support deployment and testing on physical robotic platforms
* Contribute to architecture decisions and technical leadership
* Mentor engineers and uphold high software engineering standards
Requirements
* Strong C++ and Python development experience
* Extensive ROS 2 experience
* Experience developing and debugging real‑world robotic systems
* Strong Linux development and troubleshooting skills
* Excellent systems integration and problem‑solving abilities
* Ability to take ownership of projects from concept through to deployment
Desirable Experience
Experience in one or more of the following areas would be highly beneficial:
* ros2_control
* EtherCAT and hardware integration
* Manipulation and motion planning
* Whole‑body control
* Calibration and robot bring‑up
* State estimation and sensor fusion
* Behaviour trees and task execution
* Robotics networking and distributed systems
* Reliability engineering and diagnostics
* Safety systems and fault recovery
What’s on Offer
* Salary dependent on experience
* Equity opportunities
* Private healthcare
* Conference and training budget
* Opportunity to work with cutting‑edge robotics technology
* Highly collaborative engineering culture
* Direct impact on products deployed in real‑world environments
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