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Forward Deployed Engineer at Paddington Robotics Limited
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Forward Deployed Engineer
Company Paddington Robotics Limited
Location London, UK
Role Overview As the first Forward Deployed Engineer at Paddington Robotics, you will bridge lab-based R&D and real-world supermarket deployments, leading installations, troubleshooting, and maintenance while shaping the company’s scaling trajectory.
About the Role
Paddington Robotics Limited, a seed-stage London robotics startup, combines applied AI and hardware engineering to deploy robots in chaotic retail environments. Our team includes a Magic Pony co-founder and veterans from Amazon and InstaDeep, pioneering hardware and AI solutions for physically demanding tasks in supermarkets and stores.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end commissioning, installation, and site-specific setup of robotics across UK customer locations, ensuring smooth integration with daily operations.
- Act as the primary on-site troubleshooter, diagnosing and resolving hardware/software issues under operational pressure, spanning:
- Software systems
- Hardware systems
- Networking challenges
- Electrical diagnostics
- Collaborate with Paddington’s engineering HQ by capturing field failures, identifying root causes, and contributing to iterative design improvements, including hardware robustness and AI model enhancements.
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Requirements & Qualities
- A multidisciplinary technical background, ideally in:
- Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or Robotics
- Strong hardware and software debugging experience
- A "whatever it takes" mindset. Requires:
- UK-wide travel (3–4 days weekly)
- Flexibility for early operational shifts (including 4am starts)
- A-driven startup collaborator who can:
- Advocate for the science with high-calibre engineering teams.
- Train customers intuitively while feeding technical details back effectively.
Why This Role Stands Out
- Pioneer impact: Guide Paddington Robotics’ growth as the first hire in their critical deployments team, transitioning technology from lab to national retail networks.
- Unmatched leadership: Partner with a university-taught technical team (backed by Cambridge and UCL) and a former founder of Magic Pony.
- High-stakes innovation: Solve operational friction robotics can’t simulate—deploy cutting-edge AI systems to supermarkets.
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