Robotics Design Engineer

We are seeking a full-time Robotics Design Engineer to join our team at Oxford Robotics Institute (ORI), an independent institute within the Department of Engineering Science in central Oxford. The post is fixed-term to Jan 31st, 2026 in the first instance.
A recent winner of The Queen's Anniversary Prize for innovation in autonomous robotic technologies, the ORI is a diverse and collaborative community composed of researchers, engineers, and students all united in our drive to transform what robots can do for us. Our current interests are diverse - from flying to grasping, from inspection to running, from haptics to driving, from exploring to planning. We are the only group in the UK that specialises in large-scale mobile autonomy - both indoors and outdoors. We validate our thinking and challenge ourselves by deploying robotic systems in real application environments.
As the successful candidate, you will have a background in developing bespoke electro-mechanical hardware and be comfortable working with software such as Linux, ROS, Python etc. You will be part of a diverse team who are responsible for designing building, programming, testing, and maintaining a large fleet of robots and systems.