Real-Time Teleoperation Engineer – Robotics (London On-site)

Edison Smart®; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Edison Smart® in London is seeking a Teleoperation Software Engineer in the Controls team to build real-time systems that let people control humanoid robots. The role supports both live operation and data collection for imitation learning.

You’ll work on low-latency control, map human motion via VR, motion capture or exoskeleton inputs, and collaborate with hardware, learning, and controls teams to ship robust teleoperation software on real robots.

Qualifications

• Experience in real-time control and robotics software deployed on physical robots.
• Knowledge of kinematics, inverse kinematics and motion retargeting.
• Experience with ROS 2 or similar robotics middleware.
• Hands-on hardware debugging with real robots.

Responsibilities

• Build real-time teleoperation software for full body humanoid control.
• Map human motion onto the robot using VR, motion capture or exoskeleton inputs.
• Maintain low latency and ensure responsive, safe controls on hardware.
• Collaborate with controls, robot learning and hardware teams.
• Develop tooling for high-quality demonstration data collection.

Skills

Real time control

Robotics software

Kinematics

Motion retargeting

Tools

ROS 2

Job description

Edison Smart® in London is seeking a Teleoperation Software Engineer in the Controls team to build real-time systems that let people control humanoid robots. The role supports both live operation and data collection for imitation learning.

You’ll work on low-latency control, map human motion via VR, motion capture or exoskeleton inputs, and collaborate with hardware, learning, and controls teams to ship robust teleoperation software on real robots.