Low-Level Robotics Control Engineer – End-Effectors

JobsTrackR; East Ham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown company in London is seeking a Low-Level Control Engineer to join its robotics team. You will develop and tune control software for robotic end-effectors, including grippers, working across actuators, sensors and mechanics to enable precise manipulation.

This hands-on role requires strong C and real-time control experience, knowledge of control theory, and familiarity with ROS2 and EtherCAT/CAN. You will collaborate with hardware and software engineers to deploy reliable end-effectors.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on C experience.
• Experience developing real-time control software for physical hardware.
• A strong understanding of control theory.
• Experience tuning and validating controllers on real actuators.
• Experience with robotic end-effectors, grippers or manipulation systems.
• Experience working with multi-DoF mechanisms.
• Experience with grasp control and/or manipulation.
• Experience integrating and calibrating sensors.
• Experience debugging hardware and software systems.
• Experience with EtherCAT and/or CAN.
• Experience with ROS2.
• Experience with real-time Linux and/or an RTOS.
• Understanding of kinematics, dynamics, Jacobians and numerical IK/FK.

Responsibilities

• Develop and tune control systems for robotic end-effectors and grippers.
• Develop actuator and joint-level controllers.
• Develop grasping and manipulation behaviours.
• Work with multi-degree-of-freedom end-effectors.
• Model and identify actuators and mechanical mechanisms.
• Account for factors such as compliance, friction and backlash.
• Integrate end-effector sensors including force/torque, tactile, encoder, temperature and current sensing.
• Bring up and debug new end-effector hardware.
• Develop safety and fault-handling functionality.
• Validate control performance on physical robotic hardware.
• Work closely with mechanical, electronics and software engineers.
• Support the transition of end-effector systems from prototype to reliable deployment.

Skills

C

Low-level robotics control

Robotic end-effectors / grippers

Real-time control

ROS2

Control theory

Actuator and joint-level control

Kinematics and dynamics

Hardware integration

Physical robot testing

EtherCAT and/or CAN

Real-time Linux and/or RTOS

Job description

Unknown company in London is seeking a Low-Level Control Engineer to join its robotics team. You will develop and tune control software for robotic end-effectors, including grippers, working across actuators, sensors and mechanics to enable precise manipulation.

This hands-on role requires strong C and real-time control experience, knowledge of control theory, and familiarity with ROS2 and EtherCAT/CAN. You will collaborate with hardware and software engineers to deploy reliable end-effectors.