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Robotics Software/Embedded Engineer\n Salary: £45,000\n Location: Reading, UK (Hybrid)\n\nWe are seeking a skilled and passionate Robotics Software/Embedded Engineer to join our dynamic team. This role provides an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of modular, autonomous, ground-based robots for industrial energy and utilities inspection.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\nDesign, develop, and maintain software for autonomous robotic systems, focusing on both high-level and embedded applications.\nImplement and optimize algorithms for robot navigation, perception, and control.\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate software with hardware components.\nDevelop and maintain APIs, ensuring secure and efficient communication between system components.\nContribute to testing, documentation, and adherence to ISO 27001 standards.Required Skills and Experience:\n\nProficiency in C++ and experience with Robot Operating System (ROS).\nStrong background in developing software for ground-based autonomous robots.\nExperience with navigation systems, cloud services, embedded systems, AI, big data, and secure development practices.\nFamiliarity with networking protocols and API development.\nExperience with testing methodologies and documentation practices.Desirable Qualifications:\n\nKnowledge of ISO 27001 standards and secure software development principles.\nExperience in full-stack development and cloud services integration.\nStrong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment. \n\nBenefits:\n\nShare option plan\n\nAll full-time employees become eligible for participation in the share option plan after 6 months of employment.
The share option plan gives employees a real opportunity to share in the success of the business in the longer term, over and above the sense of only working for a monthly wage.\n\nFlexible hybrid working\n\nWe allow employees to work in the lab or remote with line-manager approval, as best suits the nature of their role and the work they are performing at any time (i.e. physical aspects of mechanical engineering, such as prototype production, tend to be heavily biased towards in-lab, whereas CAD design work, software architecture design, and sales activities are less so).\n\nPaid vacation time\n\nWe offer twenty-five days paid holiday, and 'unlimited' additional unpaid leave. This allows our employees to manage a healthy work life balance, contributing to happy, productive, and engaged employees.
Managers retain the right of approval for all holidays (paid and unpaid), allowing us to ensure work capacity in times of peak demand or tight deadlines. Our culture and hiring standards help us identify people that are unlikely to abuse the holiday policy, and, in the rare cases where that might occur we have the opportunity to use performance management to correct any potential abuse or part company with the abusive employee.\n\nContributory Pension\n\nWe provide a workplace pension scheme to help our employees save for their retirement. Employees can elect to make a salary sacrifice to benefit from pension tax incentives, and the business complements the employee contribution with a contribution from the company.\n\nCycle to work scheme\n\nA cycle to work scheme is a great incentive for employees, allowing them to purchase a bike for work-related commuting as well as non-work leisure activities.
The monetary savings for the employee can be significant, and the health benefits can increase employee physical and psychological health which improves work and retention. Furthermore, it contributes to lowering our carbon footprint and even creates employer's national insurance cost savings.\n\nHow to apply?\n\nPlease send a CV to (url removed)\n\nPeople Source Consulting Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. People Source specialise in technology recruitment across niche markets including Information Technology, Digital TV, Digital Marketing, Project and Programme Management, SAP, Digital and Consumer Electronics, Air Traffic Management, Management Consultancy, Business Intelligence, Manufacturing, Telecoms, Public Sector, Healthcare, Finance and Oil & Gas