Annual Salary
£27,500 to £54,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Robotics engineers design and build machines to do automated jobs in industries like manufacturing, aerospace and medicine.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: 9am to 5pm;
There will be
2.4% more Robotics engineer jobs in 2027.
As a robotics engineer you could:
Possible green job
This job could help the environment.
For a robotics engineer to be a green job, you could:
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You could work in an office, in a laboratory or at a manufacturing plant.
You can get into this job through:
You could do a degree or postgraduate qualification in:
If you have a qualification in psychology or cognitive science, you could also work in the development of artificial intelligence.
You'll usually need:
You could do a college course which might help you to find a job as a robotics technician. Courses include:
With further training, you could then qualify as a robotics engineer.
You could apply to do a Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship. Options include:
These apprenticeships can take between 3 and 5 years to complete.
You'll usually need:
You could start as a robotics technician or junior engineer. You could then study for higher education qualifications and work your way up to qualify as a robotics engineer.
You'll find it useful to join robotics engineering groups or take part in robotics design competitions to build up your skills and knowledge.
You can discover more about careers in engineering and robotics from The Institution of Engineering and Technology and Neon.
You could become a lead engineer and be responsible for managing projects.
You could also specialise in a particular area of robotics, for example:self-driving vehicles; space exploration; surgical instruments; deep ocean research; advanced manufacturing
You'll find it useful to join robotics engineering groups or take part in robotics design competitions to build up your skills and knowledge.
You can discover more about careers in engineering and robotics from The Institution of Engineering and Technology and the UK-RAS Network.
Robotics engineers will design and build the robotics systems that will can survive the harsh environment in space. It is anticipated that robotic systems will be used to manage the critical problem of space debris and will enable ambitions like manufacturing in space.
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You'll need: