Software Engineer – Robotics Design Tool

Overall Purpose of the Job

We are seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to develop an interactive application for designing robotic solutions from a set of mission and environmental requirements, answering two key questions: Given a robot, what tasks can it perform? and Given a task, what robots can perform it?

The application will leverage ongoing research to describe robot systems and map robot functionalities and tasks.

The ideal candidate will be a creative and methodical engineer with experience on and expertise in, user interface development for data-driven applications and an interest in robotics, AI, or knowledge representation.

You will be working closely with a team of PhD and Postdoctoral researchers from The University of Manchester, who are developing the underlying technology. You will also be working closely with Amentum engineers and users to develop an intuitive application which can be integrated into their work streams.

The successful candidate will be seconded into Amentum’s offices in Warrington, UK. You also be required to travel regularly to The University of Manchester campus to work in the dedicated CRADLE research space.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk. Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Dr Simon Watson

Email: simon.watson@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support:

https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.