Robotics Engineer: Autonomy & Localization

Textron, Inc.; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance: every other Friday

30 days annual leave

Competitive pay

Enhanced pension

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Program

Textron University training

Eye care

Perks at Work discounts

Onsite golf course and football pitch

Vaccination voucher

Job summary

Ransomes Jacobsen Ltd designs and manufactures turf-care equipment and autonomous systems. We seek a Robotics Engineer to develop core autonomy algorithms for Jacobsen vehicles, focusing on localisation, navigation, and motion planning in Ipswich, Suffolk.

The role involves integration into the autonomy stack, collaboration with validation teams, and advancing prototypes to production-ready systems with real-time performance considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/Robotics or related field.
• Minimum of five years' experience in robotics, autonomy or control systems.
• Experience with localisation, navigation and motion planning algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimise localisation algorithms with sensor fusion for autonomy stacks.
• Design and implement navigation and path planning for autonomous vehicles.
• Develop and optimise motion planning and trajectory generation.
• Integrate algorithms into the autonomy stack (ROS2 or equivalent).
• Collaborate with Test & Validation to analyse field data and improve performance.
• Support simulation and digital twin validation environments.
• Undertake other duties as required.

Skills

Localisation & navigation

Motion planning

Sensor fusion

C and/or Python

ROS/ROS2

Real-time systems

Problem-solving

Self-motivation

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics/Mechatronics or similar

Tools

ROS/ROS2

Gazebo

Isaac Sim

Job description

Ransomes Jacobsen Ltd designs and manufactures turf-care equipment and autonomous systems. We seek a Robotics Engineer to develop core autonomy algorithms for Jacobsen vehicles, focusing on localisation, navigation, and motion planning in Ipswich, Suffolk.

The role involves integration into the autonomy stack, collaboration with validation teams, and advancing prototypes to production-ready systems with real-time performance considerations.