Full-Stack Robotics/Automation Engineer

CircuitHub; Town Of Cambridge; On-site; AUD 96,469 - 212,231; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite Cambridge role

Competitive salary negotiable

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

CircuitHub in Cambridge is seeking full‑stack robotics/automation engineers to join our live factory build. You will design, deploy and optimize both hardware and software systems in a fully automated, on‑site environment.

You’ll integrate control systems with prototype machinery, debug under real production pressure, and help scale our Grid PCB assembly line. We value hands‑on problem solving and autonomy in a fast‑paced, collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Experience building full robotic systems in real or simulated environments.
• Ability to integrate software, hardware and processes into working systems.
• Proven debugging skills under production pressure and tight timelines.
• Comfort working autonomously and communicating with a remote team.
• Willingness to take ownership for system uptime and performance.

Responsibilities

• Configure and debug distributed control systems and PLCs.
• Prototype mechanical and software fixes to improve throughput.
• Diagnose system failures using first principles and data.
• Lead deployment and ongoing optimization of production equipment.

Skills

PLC programming

System integration

Robotics

Troubleshooting

Autonomous work

Tools

Beckhoff TwinCat

CNC machinery

Fusion 360

Job description

About CircuitHub

CircuitHub is reshaping electronics manufacturing with The Grid—a factory‑scale robotics platform designed to make small‑batch, high‑mix electronics assembly radically more efficient. Think semiconductor‑fab levels of precision applied to the chaotic world of prototyping and low‑volume production. The result? A 10x throughput improvement in one of the world’s most foundational industries.

We’ve raised $45M from top‑tier investors including Y Combinator and Google Ventures—and we’re already profitable. Our customers include industry leaders like Tesla, Meta, and Zipline.

The Grid isn’t a prototype—it’s live, scaling fast, and already delivering real revenue. We’re now building the engineering core that will scale it further.

What We’re Looking For

We’re hiring full‑stack robotics/automation engineers to build and scale our automated factory in Cambridge UK. This is a hands‑on, high impact role based full‑time onsite at our central Cambridge facility. You’ll be a core part of the build out, development and support of a brand new fully automated factory. You’ll design, deploy and deliver both physical and software systems as well as continually carrying out post‑deployment optimisations to increase throughput.

We’re looking for individuals who have built full robotic systems, whether as a student, founder, employee or hobbyist. You’ll be expected to integrate software, hardware, and process into functional systems and debug failures under real‑world production pressure.

We’re not looking for narrow specialists for this role, we are looking for engineers who can:

• Create and adapt PLC code on the fly and under pressure (Beckhoff TwinCat ideally)

• Diagnose system wide failures from first principles

• Prototype mechanical and software fixes on the fly

• Work autonomously and communicate clearly to a remote team

• Take full responsibility for production system uptime and performance

This role is perfect for an individual who loves to see their own designs through from concept, to build through to deployment. You will be designing, prototyping, iterating and optimising systems constantly, working in a dynamic environment amongst highly motivated peers.

Bonus skills:

• Programming and running CNC machinery

• Design of chemical handling machinery

• Experience working with optics

• 3D CAD experience, ideally Fusion 360

What You’ll do

Every day is different, on a given day you could be doing anything from forklifting steel fabrications off a lorry and designing end effectors to commissioning linear motors and debugging TwinCAT code. Here are some examples things you might get involved with:

• Configure and debug a distributed GigE vision system

• Analyze end effector behavior from video recordings and revise the geometry and control approach to optimise throughput and reliability

• Specify, test and deploy sensors for monitoring a chemical process

• Commission new robotic systems and debug their control cabinets

What CircuitHub can offer

Salary, £50,000 - £110,000 dependent on experience

Think you can bring more than what’s described here? Great! The salary range is not a hard limit, if you are an expert on all of the above we still want to talk to you.

Not quite so experienced, but passionate and want to learn? Also great! Talk to us, we might be able to find a place for you.

Location

This is an onsite role out of our site in central Cambridge working alongside a driven team of automation engineers who are designing, building and supporting the expansion of our Grid PCB assembly system.