Robotics Engineer

Create software to operate an autonomous submarine

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Average Income

£30,000

per year

Summary

  • Travelling out to sea with submarine
  • Working closely with scientists, technicians, and other engineers
  • A mixture between writing software on a computer and working with the physical hardware to test sensors and actuators

The primary responsibilities of this role are:

  • Writing software to enable the operation of the submarine
  • Integrating new sensors to enable and improve the collection of scientific data
  • Maintain existing software and sensors to ensure the submarine is ready for missions
  • Operating and troubleshooting the submarine in the field
  • Processing the data produced by the submarine before handing it over to the scientists

The role varies depending on the expedition schedule and it has a mix between working at a computer and being more hands-on, which keeps it interesting.

For more information about this role, visit:

National Careers Service: Software Developer: Software developer | Explore careers | National Careers Service

Prospects: Software Engineer: Software engineer job profile | Prospects.ac.uk

UCAS: Software Engineering: Software Engineering Subject Guide | Why Study Software? | UCAS

INFORMATION ABOUT THE EMPLOYER

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is a marine science research and technology institution based on two sites in Southampton and Liverpool, United Kingdom. It is the UK’s largest institution for integrated sea level science, coastal and deep ocean research and technology development.

The centre was set up to work in close partnership with institutions across the UK marine science community to address key science challenges, including sea level change, the oceans’ role in climate change, predicting and simulating the behaviour of the oceans through computer modelling, the future of the Arctic Ocean and long-term monitoring technologies.

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Robotics Engineer

The primary responsibilities of this role are: Writing software to enable the operation of the submarine Integrating new sensors to...

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