Lead Industrial Robot Control Engineer

ATI

Woburn

On-site

GBP 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

ATI in the United Kingdom is seeking a Robot Control Lead to own the control stack powering our automated tire-changing and wheel-balancing robots. You will lead the design, development, and deployment of the control layers, partnering with mechanical, electrical, and perception teams to move from prototype to reliable field deployment.

This hands-on leadership role requires deep robotics expertise in control theory, impedance/force control, real-time systems, and motion planning, with

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in Robotics or related field.
  • Strong background in real-time control and perception.
  • Experience leading a robotics software team.
  • Experience with ROS/ROS2 in production systems.
  • Experience with simulation tools (IsaacSim/MuJoCo).

Responsibilities

  • Own the architecture and implementation of the robot control stack.
  • Design impedance control, force control, and compliant manipulation strategies using force-torque feedback.
  • Develop and tune real-time control loops meeting timing, safety, and reliability requirements.
  • Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and perception teams to deploy in field environments.
  • Mentor engineers on the software controls team and drive best practices.

Skills

Robotics
Control theory
Real-time control
Impedance control
Force control
Robot motion planning
ROS/ROS2
MATLAB/Simulink
Mentoring

Education

Master's or PhD in Robotics

Tools

IsaacSim
MuJoCo
Simulink
ROS2

Job description

ATI in the United Kingdom is seeking a Robot Control Lead to own the control stack powering our automated tire-changing and wheel-balancing robots. You will lead the design, development, and deployment of the control layers, partnering with mechanical, electrical, and perception teams to move from prototype to reliable field deployment.

This hands-on leadership role requires deep robotics expertise in control theory, impedance/force control, real-time systems, and motion planning, with

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