Senior Robotics Engineer

Department: UK Engineering

Location: Bristol, UK

Employment Type: FullTime

About Us:

HaloBraid is a hair technology company using breakthrough engineering to elevate everyday routines. We’re building the world’s first robotic hair-braiding system—integrating computer vision, robotics, compliant fiber manipulation, and novel mechatronic machines. This is one of the hardest unsolved problems in robotics, applied to a $300B industry.

8 billion hours are spent braiding hair each year. HaloBraid gives that time back. The system collaborates with professional stylists to reduce braiding appointments from 6 hours to minutes and grow their business. Our technology works. We’re moving from R&D into deployment with salons, well-funded by leading investors. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of the hair styling industry.

Responsibilities:

• Refine embedded systems and vision algorithms for a unique robotic/automation product, with a focus on robust solutions and efficient real-time algorithms

• Implement, test, debug, and document embedded systems design

• Collaborate with mechanical, design, and electrical engineers, as well as users

Requirements

• Experience with motion control for a variety of actuator types (e.g. stepper motors, servo motors, brushed and brushless DC motors)

• Experience with Python and Embedded C/C++

• Experience implementing feedback control systems

• Experience with complex embedded systems

• Experience with computer vision, including system architecture, software development, integration, and testing

• Exposure to industry standard communication protocols (e.g. I2C, SPI, UART)

Desired Skills & Experience (optional but the more, the better)

• Experience in implementing robust perception and computer vision solutions in high speed low-latency applications.

• Experience with wireless communication protocols (e.g. Wi-Fi, 4G, Bluetooth, MQTT)

• Complementary engineering experience:

  • Electronics prototyping and design

  • Machine learning

  • Software development

  • Mechanical design

Working Style

• User centric, you want to build stuff people use and love

• Low ego, adaptable, and collaborative spirit

• Willing to learn through fast-paced iteration and feedback

• Passionate, driven by innovation

Benefits of Working with Us:

• We offer a competitive salary, 28 days holiday + bank holidays and a range of other benefits.

Onsite Work

This is an onsite position in the UK at the Paintworks in Bristol's creative quarter.

Don’t Meet Every Requirement?

If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align with every single part of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.