Editorial summary

The company is seeking an Engineer (Robotics) to join the School of Engineering, focusing on designing and developing advanced robotic systems that incorporate manipulators, computer vision, and end-effectors for tasks such as pick-and-place and object manipulation. The role involves programming collaborative robot arms under ROS2, developing manipulation behaviors, and optimizing trajectories while ensuring safety and efficiency. Candidates should have expertise in robotics system design, programming, and kinematic analysis. Compensation details are not specified.

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Job description

[This job id 22588 first appeared in Job-Q.com on 30 Jul 2026]

[What the role is]

[What you will be working on]

• Design robotics systems integrating robot manipulators, computer vision, and end-effectors to solve pick-and-place and object manipulation tasks.
• Develop manipulation behaviours including grasping, pick-and-place, object reorientation, bimanual handling, and visual or tactile servo for heavy and irregular payloads.
• Program collaborative robot arms under ROS2, and plan, optimise, and validate trajectories with respect to joint limits, collision avoidance, and cycle-time efficiency.
• Perform kinematic and dynamic analysis of manipulators to ensure safe, precise, and repeatable operation.
• Design and prototype custom end-effectors and grippers for high-payload manipulation, integrating actuators, force or tactile sensing, and structural components.
• Build 2D and 3D vision pipelines for object detection, 6-DoF pose estimation, and grasp planning using RGB, depth, and structured-light sensors.
• Perform hand-eye and multi-sensor calibration and develop sensor-fusion methods to support reliable grasp execution.
• Develop simulation and digital-twin environments (e.g., Isaac Sim, Gazebo, MuJoCo) to prototype, train, and validate manipulation behaviours before hardware deployment.
• Integrate mechanical, electronic, and software subsystems into a cohesive embodied AI platform, making informed trade-offs between performance, cost, and reliability.
• Implement diagnostics, logging, and testing tools to monitor system performance and enable rapid debugging in lab and field conditions.
• Document designs, experiments, and results, and contribute to technical reports, publications, and open-source releases.
• Supervise student training in robotic projects

[What we are looking for]

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• Qualifications in Robotics, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field (required).
• Experience in architecting end-to-end robotic manipulation systems spanning hardware, perception, planning, and control (required).
• Demonstrated mechanical design ability using CAD tools (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or equivalent), with hands-on fabrication experience for end-effectors or robotic components (required).
• Experience in at least one of the following programming languages: C/C++ and/or Python
• Experience in development of robotic systems using ROS1 and ROS2
• Hands-on experience programming industrial or collaborative robot arms in real-world deployments (required).
• Practical experience with motion-planning frameworks such as MoveIt, including trajectory optimisation and collision-avoidance configuration
• Solid grounding in robotics fundamentals, including forward and inverse kinematics, rigid-body dynamics, manipulator control, and computer vision 
• Competency in electronics, including microcontrollers, sensor interfacing, actuator drivers, and circuit-level debugging 
• Able to learn new skills and work independently
• Good written and oral communication skills.

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