Five open positions across Britain's hard tech sector this week — two software, one AI research, one hardware, one ops.
Software Engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Software — CHAOS Industries
Deploy and build software for CHAOS Industries' advanced defence sensing systems, working directly with military and security customers. CHAOS has raised $1B and is valued at $4.5B, making it one of the fastest-growing defence tech startups globally.
- Location: London
Mission Robotics Software Engineer — ARX Robotics
Develop and deploy ROS2-based autonomy software for ARX Robotics' unmanned ground vehicles, bridging field operations with core robotics development. ARX builds dual-use autonomous systems and sensors for NATO armies and civilian first responders.
- Location: London
AI Engineering
Research Scientist (Embodied AI & World Models) — Graphcore
Research embodied AI, world models, and multimodal learning for low-power and edge scenarios at Graphcore, publishing at top conferences while shaping the next generation of AI silicon. Graphcore is part of SoftBank Group, building the complete AI compute stack from chip to datacenter.
- Location: Cambridge
Hardware Engineering
Signal Integrity Engineer — Graphcore
Design and simulate high-speed PCB structures for 112Gbps SERDES and DDR interfaces on Graphcore's next-generation AI processors. You will own signal and power integrity from stackup definition through prototype bring-up and validation.
- Location: Bristol
Commercial & Operations
Technical Operations Engineer — CHAOS Industries
Integrate CHAOS's radar, sensor, and RF systems into customer environments, debugging across hardware, software, and networking layers in the field. CHAOS builds advanced sensing and detection platforms for defence and border protection, powered by its Coherent Distributed Networks technology.
- Location: London
Browse the full board at hardtechuk.com/jobs. New roles added throughout the week.