Founding ML Engineer – Robotics Platform£100,000 SalaryLondon based - 4 days in officeWHO WE ARE:We are an early-stage, venture-backed deep-tech company building an AI-powered, CAD-like software platform transforming how complex physical systems are engineered.Our work sits at the intersection of AI, robotics and simulation, supporting customers across robotics integration, lab automation and advanced industrial systems.WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:This is a hands-on engineering role with significant product influence.You will work directly with the CTO and senior leadership to design and deploy core product capabilities.Responsibilities will include:Owning projects end-to-end – from ideation through to deploymentBuilding and shipping highly technical software products for SMB and enterprise customersDeveloping advanced optimisation, simulation and control capabilitiesContributing to generative AI functionality within engineering workflowsWorking directly with customers to understand real-world engineering challengesHelping define technical standards, architecture and product directionESSENTIAL SKILLS:2+ years’ commercial experience building highly technical softwareOR a PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, ECE or similarStrong experience in one or more of the following:Numerical optimisationPhysical simulation / scientific computingAdvanced robotic control systemsGenerative AI methodologiesGeometry processing algorithmsTechnical capability with:PythonJAX OR PyTorchNICE TO HAVE:Start-up experience as an early engineering hireCustomer-facing product development exposureC++ OR C#CUDA kernel programming for GPU accelerationExperience with NVIDIA Warp OR Taichi-LangUnity OR NVIDIA OmniverseTO BE CONSIDERED…Please either apply by clicking online or emailing me direct at morgan.larkin@searchability.com. For further information feel free to call me on 0203 763 3888 or 07441 344 155. By applying for this role you are giving express consent for us to process (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.