Senior Robotics Engineer
4 days ago
Sheffield
Senior Robotics Engineer Want to work with a team who are building a software platform that lets roboticists deploy robot applications faster? Robotics needs better developer tools. This team is building them. A UK based start-up is looking for a Senior Robotics Engineer to join their team and support the development and integration of robotics capabilities across their platform. The role spans simulation to real-world multi-robot systems, teleoperation and telepresence, real-time data visualisation, and fleet-level management - helping roboticists, developers, and enterprises deploy robots faster and more reliably. If you love working across motion control, real-time systems and AI-powered autonomy; and want to shape tooling that speeds up robotics for everyone else – keep reading. What You’ll Be Doing: • Collaborate in designing, developing, and maintaining the platform roadmap, • Build and maintain drivers, interfaces, and protocol bridges for ROS2 and non-ROS robots, • Integrate a wide range of robots, sensors, and actuators into the platform, • Develop features for: teleoperation & telepresence (low-latency, safety, failovers) and Real-time telemetry, diagnostics, and fleet-level coordination, • Support simulation-to-reality workflows and ensure fidelity between sim and real hardware, • Test, validate, and tune systems on both simulated and live robots, • Create tutorials, documentation, and demo applications to enable users at all levels, • Act as a senior technical escalation point for complex robotics issues, • Align implementation with platform architecture and contribute to long-term robotics strategy What They’re Looking For: • 4+ years in robotics R&D or applied robotics engineering, • Degree in Robotics, Engineering, CS or similar, • Hands-on with ROS2, robot hardware integration and simulation tools (Gazebo/IsaacSim), • Strong understanding of robotics systems: perception, control, autonomy, or fleet coordination, • Comfortable moving from prototypes to production-ready systems, • Confident troubleshooting across software and hardware Nice to Have: • Teleoperation, telepresence, or remote robot control experience, • Fleet management / multi-robot system exposure, • Open-source robotics contributions, • Familiarity with safety-critical robotics Hybrid working with offices in Sheffield. Salary up to £75,000 + benefits. Want to make a real impact working on cutting-edge robotics software and shape tools that accelerate the industry? Apply now for immediate consideration.