Lead Autonomous Robotics Engineer

Callen-Lenz; Southampton; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension Scheme

Share Incentive Plan

Private Health Insurance

Life assurance

Volunteering day

Professional membership reimbursement

Job summary

Callen-Lenz is seeking a Lead Robotics Engineer to define and execute the company’s robotics, electronics and software strategy from the ground up. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, drive autonomous prototyping across air, land and surface concepts, and shape the technical direction of early-stage uncrewed systems.

Based in the UK, the role emphasizes hands-on engineering leadership, rapid iteration, and collaboration with the CTO to deliver high‑quality prototypes and robust system

Qualifications

• Bachelors, Masters or equivalent work experience in electronics, software robotics or another relevant engineering field.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the delivery of electronics, software and control systems in the company’s prototypes and testing systems.
• Manage small teams, as well as relying on your own expertise, to deliver robotic solutions.
• Implement safe working practices for activities involved in the development of your solutions.
• Build the company’s prototyping capability, developing in‑house expertise and building relationships with a supplier base for external expertise.
• Identify and manage project requirements, interfacing with other disciplines to ensure builds meet the projects overall objectives.
• Creation and ownership of project level artefacts including requirements, as‑designed and as‑built definition and testing documentation.
• Manage project budgets, resource and risks, report regularly to project management and the CTO.
• Keeping an eye on future technologies within your discipline, scanning for new capabilities that may have value to the business.
• Support off‑site trials of prototypes.
• Contribute to pre‑prototype concept design and definition activities for new uncrewed systems.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Skills

Robotics engineering

Electronics

Software development

Control systems

Autonomous systems

Team leadership

Prototyping

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Electronics, Software, Robotics or related engineering

Tools

CAN

SPI

I2C

UART

Ethernet

Job description

Callen-Lenz is seeking a Lead Robotics Engineer to define and execute the company’s robotics, electronics and software strategy from the ground up. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, drive autonomous prototyping across air, land and surface concepts, and shape the technical direction of early-stage uncrewed systems.

Based in the UK, the role emphasizes hands-on engineering leadership, rapid iteration, and collaboration with the CTO to deliver high‑quality prototypes and robust system