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With 20 years of hardware and software development, our robots have been sold in over 30 countries worldwide with customers such as NASA, PwC, Meta and many more.\nOur Ameca robot is well known as ‘the face of AI’ and a social media viral success, taking advantage of the generative AI craze. Along with our ultra-realistic Mesmer range of animated figures our robots continue to surprise and excite visitors at museums, theme parks, visitor attractions and trade shows as well as aid leading universities with AI and robotics research. Our robots are poised to break into the future mega-expansion service robot segment, with applications such as front of house, receptions, check-in desks, information points and PoS.\nWe are a team of dedicated engineers and creatives striving to develop the very best experiences for our customers. Our internal motto is ‘Be Wow ’, everything we do is fun, entertaining or surprising to encounter. We always push the boundaries of what is possible in humanoid robotics, researching and developing new systems and techniques to further their appeal. We explore and challenge the human perception of robots as well as the fear and discomfort and the excitement and joy life-like mechanical humanoids present.\n“Diversity & Inclusion at Engineered Arts\nAt Engineered Arts, innovation is at the core of everything we do - and we believe true innovation only happens when diverse minds come together.\nWe are committed to building a workplace where people of all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives feel welcome, supported, and empowered to contribute. Whether you’re an engineer, developer, or creative thinker, we value what makes you unique.\nWe actively promote inclusion across our hiring, design, and development practices, and we’re always looking for new ways to reflect the world around us - in our team, our robots, and our ideas.\nBecause building the future means including everyone in it.”\nWe are committed to equal opportunity in employment and comply with all applicable non-discrimination and equal employment laws in the regions where we operate.\nAbout You\nYou're a hands-on technical generalist who gets just as excited diagnosing a fault deep inside a robot chassis as you do ensuring a customer delivers a flawless demo at a trade show in Dubai.\nYou've worked in customer-facing technical roles - field service, technical support, AV, or something close - and you know that diagnosing the root cause of an issue matters far more than patching the symptom. You communicate clearly under pressure, take ownership instinctively, and genuinely take pride in making complex technology look effortless in front of an audience.\nThis isn't a desk job. You'll be on planes, inside robot chassis, on-site at customer premises, and standing in a trade show booth - sometimes all in the same week. You're energised by variety, comfortable with ambiguity, and the kind of person who finds a way through technical problems without needing someone to hand you a script.\nOur robots are a wow experience. 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