Robotics Data-Collection Systems Engineer – Night Shift (Equity)

Humanoid; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options with meaningful upside

30+ paid days off (UK)

Private healthcare

Pension scheme with 8% total

Free daily meals in-office

Collaborative workspace with top minds

Direct access to founding leadership

Job summary

Humanoid in Greater London is seeking a Robotics Engineer to maintain and optimise our robotics fleet and AI Data Collection System. You will ensure data pipelines, hardware setups, and configurations support reliable experimentation and high-quality datasets for robotics research.

The role is a permanent night shift (10:30 pm - 7:00 am) with occasional travel. You will collaborate with engineers and researchers to run experiments, label data, and uphold safety and efficiency standards across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical field such as Robotics, Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Hands-on experience operating robotic systems or automated hardware setups.
• Strong organisational, time-management, and communication skills.
• Experience with data collection, dataset organisation, and data-management workflows for ML or robotics.
• Hands-on experience with ROS.
• Proficiency with Linux-based development and runtime environments.
• Basic proficiency in Python or C++ (preferred but not required).

Responsibilities

• Ensure continuous uptime of the robotics fleet and AI Data Collection System through proactive monitoring, rapid issue response, and preventive maintenance.
• Oversee daily system operation, ensuring all robots, sensors, and data pipelines are functioning correctly.
• Configure and prepare robotic systems for data-collection runs, including calibration, software setup, and environment readiness.
• Execute and support data-collection experiments in collaboration with engineers and researchers, ensuring reliability and repeatability.
• Manage the collection, verification, labelling, and organised storage of datasets used for imitation learning and related ML workflows.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, and system issues to minimise downtime and maintain workflow continuity.
• Maintain accurate records of equipment status, system utilisation, and performance, and coordinate procurement of required components and replacements.
• Develop and follow operational best practices to ensure safety, efficiency, and standardisation across data-collection activities.
• Schedule and prioritise robotics and data-collection resources to optimise experiment throughput and system availability.
• Support improvements to data-collection processes, system stability, documentation, and operational procedures.

Skills

Robotics systems

ROS

Linux environments

Python/C++

Data management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Robotics/Engineering/CS

Job description

Humanoid in Greater London is seeking a Robotics Engineer to maintain and optimise our robotics fleet and AI Data Collection System. You will ensure data pipelines, hardware setups, and configurations support reliable experimentation and high-quality datasets for robotics research.

The role is a permanent night shift (10:30 pm - 7:00 am) with occasional travel. You will collaborate with engineers and researchers to run experiments, label data, and uphold safety and efficiency standards across