TL;DR This role is for you if you live and breathe robotics and mechatronics, and love tackling the messy challenges of hardware-software integration. No two days will be the same, but you can expect to:

• Solve hardware problems end-to-end: design, prototype, build, integrate, and test new robotic components.
• Jump into unfamiliar domains - one day developing high torque actuators, the next debugging depth perception sensors.
• Work closely with Paddington’s other engineers, product, and customer teams to iterate and improve solutions.
• Deliver real-world impact, today, using cutting-edge robotics.

About Paddington Robotics

At P9R7, we’re building robots that can handle the messy, unpredictable and chaotic real world. We are undertaking customer trials, and need your help to deliver on this challenge.

What we do:

• Build AI models and hardware that let robots work safely alongside humans - lifting, moving, and getting stuff done better and faster.
• Spend time on customer sites, to better understand and solve for the messy chaos of most environments.
• Think 10+ years ahead, reimagining manual labour and creating robots that become complementary assistants for labour intensive and physically demanding tasks

We’re a team from Amazon, InstaDeep, Imperial, UCL, and Cambridge to name a few, united by one of the founders of Magic Pony (acquired by Twitter).

Mechatronics Robotics Engineer @ Paddington Robotics

We’re looking for a Mechatronics Robotics Engineer for the mechanical design and integration of components in our robotics system. You’ll be at the heart of ensuring a seamless integration of hardware and software.

One week, you might be leading the mechanical design and integration of new components - motors, drive systems, sensors, or structural frames. You’ll leverage CAD modeling, part selection, and rapid prototyping to iterate quickly and effectively. The next, you might be integrating new wheels to test and tune control systems, from motion control and motor feedback to kinematics. You’ll rapidly become familiar with troubleshooting our robots and driving iterative improvement of our systems.

You’ll work hand-in-hand with our Senior Hardware Engineer and Software Engineers. The role is flexible and can grow in whichever direction you want: specialising in control, solving problems on customer sites, contributing to new product development - or a mix of all three.

About you

• You live and breathe mechatronics: Degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• You have 1-2 years of hands-on robotics or automation experience: from projects, internships, industry - or a startup (even better!).
• You’ve got a broad range of experiences: control theory, microcontrollers, PCB design, writing scripts in Python or MATLAB to support your designs.
• You enjoy hands-on prototyping: 3D printing, machining, laser cutting, or using basic shop tools.
• You’re a CAD power user (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or similar) and comfortable with embedded systems (Arduino, ESP32, STM32).
• You’re a fast learner and love working with others: sharing knowledge, learning/teaching others, and embracing feedback
• You’re a practical problem solver: you can take your expertise and tackle engineering challenges in messy, real-world environments.

Above all, we’re building a team of creative, outside-the-box thinkers. To thrive here, you are:

• Highly ambitious: comfortable taking a project from concept to completion - you do whatever it takes to win.
• Self-directed and proactive: you thrive in a dynamic, unpredictable, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Enthusiastic team players: you ask questions, help others, and communicate effectively.

What will impress us

We love proactive doers. Show us what you’ve built - whether it’s projects, or experiments. Tell us why our mission excites you. Be bold, be creative, and don’t feel embarrassed to stand out from the crowd.

Location

Our London office is right by Portobello Road. We work full-time, and largely on-site (4 days a week). Expect vibrant startup energy with a team that knows when to laugh, and when to buckle down.