Robotics Engineer (Night Shift)

Location: London, United Kingdom; onsite. Permanent night shift from 10:30 pm to 7:00 am, with occasional business travel.

Company

hirify.global develops commercially scalable and safe hirify.global robots, including the HMND-01 platform for industrial environments.

What you will do

• Monitor the robotics fleet and AI Data Collection System, respond to issues, and perform preventive maintenance to maximise uptime.
• Operate, configure, calibrate, and prepare robots, sensors, software, and environments for data-collection runs.
• Execute and support robotics experiments with engineers and researchers, ensuring reliable and repeatable results.
• Collect, verify, label, and organise datasets for imitation learning and related machine-learning workflows.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, and system issues; maintain equipment records and coordinate component procurement and replacements.
• Improve data-collection processes, documentation, safety practices, system stability, and resource scheduling.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Robotics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Practical experience operating robotic systems or automated hardware setups.
• Experience with data collection, dataset organisation, and data-management workflows for machine learning or robotics.
• Hands-on experience with ROS (Robot Operating System).
• Proficiency with Linux-based development and runtime environments.
• Strong organisational, time-management, and communication skills.
• Basic proficiency with Python or C++ is preferred but not required.

Nice to have

• Experience with inventory tracking, procurement, and supplier coordination.
• Familiarity with operational safety practices and compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated interest in robotics, automation, and applied research.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent full-time night-shift position with occasional business travel.
• 30+ paid days off, including annual leave, UK bank holidays, and company closure days.
• Private healthcare and a pension scheme with an 8% total contribution.
• Stock options, daily breakfast, catered lunch, and in-office snacks.
• Daily collaboration with engineers, researchers, and product experts, with direct access to founding leadership and input into product direction.