Robotics Software Engineer

About Us

Dyson is a global technology company that sets out to solve the problems others ignore. We create machines that are different, better and more useful through inventive engineering, relentless testing and a refusal to accept conventional answers.

About the Role

As a Robotics Software Engineer, you will design and develop core robotics behaviours and features for intelligent products, contributing to high-performance, reliable, and scalable robotic systems. You will work within a cross-functional team to solve real-world robotics problems, particularly in navigation, perception, and autonomous behaviour.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop robotics behaviours and features for embedded systems

• Implement algorithms for navigation, control, and task execution in robotic platforms (e.g., vacuum robots)

• Contribute to full software lifecycle: requirements, design, implementation, testing, and maintenance

• Participate actively in feature design discussions and code reviews

• Optimize system performance, robustness, and reliability

• Collaborate with hardware, product, and testing teams

AI/ML Responsibilities

• Implement and integrateML models into embedded/edge robotics systems, ensuring efficient runtime performance (latency, memory, power constraints)

• Support development ofperception modules:

  • Object detection and classification (e.g., obstacles, floor types, dirt detection)

  • Basic scene understanding for navigation

• Assist indata pipeline activities:

  • Data collection from robots (logs, sensor data)

  • Data annotation and preprocessing for model training

• Work onfeature-level intelligence:

  • Cleaning optimization behaviours (coverage, path efficiency)

  • Basic adaptive behaviours based on sensor inputs

• Collaborate with ML engineers to:

  • Validate models in real-world robotic environments

  • Debug model failures in production scenarios

• UseGenAI tools (Copilot, Claude, etc.) to:

  • Accelerate implementation of ML pipelines and test harnesses

  • Improve code quality and documentation for AI components

About You

• 2+ years in robotics or embedded software development

• Strong programming skills inC++ (modern standards), Python

• Experience in:

  • Robotics behaviour development (navigation, path planning, control)

  • Embedded systems and real-time software

• Familiarity with software design patterns and clean architecture

• Foundational understanding ofmachine learning principles:

  • Supervised learning, classification, regression

  • Basic neural networks and model evaluation concepts

• Exposure torobotics perception fundamentals:

  • Computer vision (e.g., OpenCV, image processing)

  • Sensor data handling (camera, LiDAR, IMU)

• Familiarity withML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow Lite) for basic model integration

• Understanding ofedge/embedded ML constraints:

  • Latency, memory, compute, and power trade-offs

• Experience supportingdata pipelines:

  • Data collection, preprocessing, and labeling workflows

• Basic knowledge ofrobotics behaviour systems:

  • Navigation, obstacle avoidance, simple planning logic

• Awareness ofperformance optimization techniques:

  • Multithreading, concurrency, and efficient resource use

• Practical experience usingGenAI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Anthropic Claude):

  • Code generation, debugging assistance, and documentation

• Strong analytical skills with ability to debugreal-world robotics + ML issues

• Strong problem-solving mindset and learning agility

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.