Robotics Engineer

CamWebDir; Melbourn; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension contribution

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Cellular Origins, based at Melbourn Science Park just south of Cambridge, is seeking a hands-on Robotics Engineer to join our Robotics Engineering Team. You’ll help develop, test and integrate robotic systems that underpin our automation platform, collaborating with software, mechanical, electrical and systems engineers to ensure reliability and performance in real-world applications.

You’ll enjoy a practical, data-driven role where you’ll test, integrate and troubleshoot hardware and software,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, CS, or related.
• Strong understanding of robotics, automation or electromechanical systems.
• Programming experience, ideally Python, with scripting for testing or data analysis.
• Structured approach to testing, troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Experience with ROS, system integration, verification, validation or commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Test and validate robotic systems, develop test plans to assess functionality, performance, reliability and repeatability.
• Support system integration, bringing together robotic hardware, software, sensors and other automation components to ensure they work as a complete system.
• Investigate and troubleshoot technical issues with multidisciplinary teams to identify root causes and implement improvements.
• Collect, process and analyse test data, using appropriate tools to evaluate system performance, identify trends and support engineering decisions.
• Produce clear technical reports and documentation, communicating test results, investigations, conclusions and recommendations.
• Contribute to the development of our ROS-based software stack, writing and modifying code to improve robotic functionality, performance and reliability.
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines, providing practical feedback to improve system design, usability and reliability.

Skills

Python scripting

Robotics systems

Test & validation

Data analysis

System integration

ROS framework

Cross-disciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Robotics/Mechatronics/EE/CS

Tools

ROS

Python libraries

Job description

About the role
You'll join our Robotics Engineering Team, helping to develop, integrate, test and improve the robotic systems that underpin our automation platform. Working closely with software, mechanical, electrical and systems engineers, you'll play an important role in making sure our technology performs reliably and consistently in real-world applications.
This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys understanding how complex systems work, solving practical problems and using data to drive improvements.
One day you might be supporting the integration of new hardware and software, setting up and running tests on a robotic system and investigating unexpected behaviour. Another day you could be analysing test results, identifying performance trends or documenting findings to help guide engineering decisions.
You'll have the opportunity to work across different aspects of robotics engineering, developing your technical skills while contributing directly to the performance and reliability of our systems. Given the current maturity of the system, this will primarily involve software integration on existing hardware.

What you’ll do

You’ll help bring our robots to life, ensuring our systems are thoroughly tested, well understood and dependable when it matters.

You’ll get to:

• Test and validate robotic systems, developing and executing test plans to assess functionality, performance, reliability and repeatability.
• Support system integration, bringing together robotic hardware, software, sensors and other automation components to ensure they work effectively as a complete system.
• Investigate and troubleshoot technical issues, working with multidisciplinary teams to identify root causes and implement improvements.
• Collect, process and analyse test data, using appropriate tools to evaluate system performance, identify trends and support engineering decisions.
• Produce clear technical reports and documentation, communicating test results, investigations, conclusions and recommendations.
• Contribute to the development of our ROS-based software stack, writing and modifying code to improve robotic functionality, performance and reliability.
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines, providing practical feedback to improve system design, usability and reliability.

About you

You'll enjoy this role if you like getting hands-on with technology, understanding how things work and finding solutions when they don't behave as expected. You'll be curious, methodical and comfortable working with both physical systems and technical data.

You’ll bring:

• A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Robotics, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline.
• A good understanding of robotics, automation or electromechanical systems, gained through industry experience, academic projects or practical engineering work.
• Programming experience, ideally in Python, with the ability to write, understand or modify scripts for testing, automation or data analysis.
• A practical, structured approach to testing, troubleshooting and solving engineering problems.
• The ability to analyse technical data, interpret results and communicate findings through clear reports and documentation.
• An understanding of how hardware and software interact within integrated engineering systems.
• Good communication skills and an ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• An interest in developing reliable, robust engineering solutions and continuously improving system performance.
• Experience working with industrial robots, robotic arms or mobile robots
• Familiarity with robotics frameworks such as ROS.
• Experience with system integration, verification, validation or commissioning.
• Knowledge of industrial communication protocols, sensors, actuators or control systems.
• Experience using Python libraries or other tools for data processing, analysis and visualisation.
• Experience working in a product development environment.

Cellular Origins is based at Melbourn Science Park, just 10 miles south of Cambridge. Our newly renovated premises offer modern office, laboratory and engineering spaces, surrounded by green spaces. We foster an entrepreneurial and collaborative culture, where ideas are encouraged, innovation thrives, and everyone has the freedom to do their best work.

Our employee benefits include:

• Employer pension contribution of 10% of salary
• Private medical insurance for employees and dependants