AI Vision & Robotics Automation Engineer

Harper Adams; Edgmond; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Karsten UK Limited (Newport facility) invites an Associate to develop an AI-driven vision and quality sorting system using a Fanuc Delta robot on a conveyor rig. The project is a Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Harper Adams University and runs for 24 months with supervision from Harper Adams Collaborative Simulation Laboratory.

The role covers AI model development, simulation-driven data generation, robotic integration and practical engineering delivery in a food processing environment.

Qualifications

• First or upper second-class honours degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Experience developing AI, machine learning or computer vision solutions.
• Programming experience using Python and/or MATLAB.
• Strong communication and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI-driven vision and quality sorting capability.
• Create DEM simulations and synthetic training data.
• Train AI classification models achieving high accuracy.
• Integrate outputs with robot controller for automated pick-and-place sorting.

Skills

AI/ML development

Python/MATLAB programming

Project management

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Robotics/Engineering

MSc or PhD in a relevant subject

Job description

Karsten UK Limited (Newport facility) invites an Associate to develop an AI-driven vision and quality sorting system using a Fanuc Delta robot on a conveyor rig. The project is a Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Harper Adams University and runs for 24 months with supervision from Harper Adams Collaborative Simulation Laboratory.

The role covers AI model development, simulation-driven data generation, robotic integration and practical engineering delivery in a food processing environment.