Ocean Infinity
Senior Robotics Engineer
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We are using and creating technology to transform operations at sea to enable people and the planet to thrive.
We are open-minded and fearless in our approach to innovation and don't believe in boundaries. We challenge everything and have massive ambitions to drag aging industries into the tech era.
We take safety, equality, and education very seriously, and our responsibilities don't stop at our front door. Our business is built on the belief that there's definitely a more environmentally responsible way to operate at sea.
We employ people who share our core values. We expect our people to be courageous, trustworthy, and conscientious, driven by a desire to do the right thing. We strive for excellence, work collaboratively, and are genuinely excited by our work.
We offer opportunities for our people to develop beyond their role and span a multitude of disciplines. These are open to all, regardless of background and experience level. Working with us means being part of a team that is harnessing technology and creativity to disrupt a traditional industry.
We are not your average workplace.
Ocean Infinity is looking for a Senior Robotics Engineer to design, build, and integrate core robotics software across our fleet of uncrewed marine vessels. This is a senior technical role within the Robotics & Autonomy team, combining hands-on engineering with system-level architecture, hardware integration, and technical leadership.
You'll play a key role in shaping how our next-generation robotics software is built, deployed, and supported across real-world maritime operations, and you’ll be working on the core platform capabilities that other engineers, vessels, and product teams build on top of: control and planning systems, hardware integration, communication interfaces, and reliable deployment into live operational environments.
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What you will do
- Design and build ROS2 nodes, services, actions, and launch configurations for vessel control, navigation, and motion planning.
- Integrate robotics software with real hardware – sensors, actuators, PLCs, embedded controllers, and other third-party systems.
- Build platform abstractions that are reusable across multiple vessels and payloads, designed with extensibility in mind.
- Get hands-on during lab testing, integration work, and field deployments to validate that what you've built holds up in real operating conditions.
- Debug issues on deployed systems using logs, telemetry, and replay tooling, and drive them to root cause.
- Review other engineers' code and designs, mentor other team members, and unblock people on integration or architecture problems.
- Work directly with product and operations teams to turn operational needs into working technical solutions.
- Improve testing, observability, and monitoring for robotics software so issues surface earlier and are easier to diagnose.
Who you are
- MSc/PhD in robotics, mechatronics, computer science, or a related field.
- Strong C++ developer, with code written to production quality.
- Willing to occasionally travel for to support integration, testing, and deployments.
- Experience using ROS2 in a production or field-deployed environment.
- Deep knowledge of common robotics middleware concepts: nodes, topics, services, actions, transforms, launch/config systems.
- Experience working with hardware integration: sensors, actuators, PLCs, embedded controllers, vessel/payload interfaces.
- Knowledge of common industrial automation protocols: Modbus, TCP/IP, UDP, CAN, serial, or similar.
- Knowledge of the Linux development environment.
- Understanding of git, code review, automated testing, and CI/CD.
- A pragmatic approach to engineering: able to balance technical quality, delivery needs, and real-world constraints.
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Desirable
- Understanding of modern approaches to navigation, motion planning, behaviour trees, or autonomous task orchestration.
- Working knowledge of Docker and containerised robotics deployments.
- Experience working with real-time or safety-/mission-critical systems.
- Experience developing systems using simulation, digital twins, or hardware-in-the-loop testing.
- Previous experience in marine, defence, or aerospace.
Maximum salary for this role: £100k depending on location
Salary: The salary varies for this position as we are recruiting in multiple regional locations and job grades. The salary process is based on skills, abilities, and experience required.
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At Ocean Infinity, we believe in creating equal opportunities for all, celebrating each and everyone’s differences. We are driven by transforming the industry, through our technology, thoughts, behaviours, and actions. Being inclusive and respectful to all is fundamental to who we are. It is the right thing to do and enables innovation and creativity to thrive.
There is more work to be done, and we know that we aren’t perfect, but our commitment to these values is unwavering. They are central to our mission and the impact we have on the industry, meaning, we cannot live without them.
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