About Earth Rover

We believe in making farming and food production sustainable and accessible

The unmatched Earth Rover team with CLAWS on the back

We are an agri-tech start-up who started our journey in 2017 with just an optimistic idea to change the way organic produce is made and a lot of passion. With a wealth of experience in agriculture and technology, and a world-leading engineering team, we are on a mission to make fresh, chemical-free produce the new norm for all using smart innovative technologies, AI and robotics. 

We are extremely proud to see our idea come to life. We believe that the future of farming is organic and we aspire to provide the most efficient, sustainable, safe and modern solution, bringing the world’s newest technologies to one of its oldest industries.

As we embark on this journey, we are pleased to know that we are committed to our original core values, and we challenge ourselves daily to take our principles to the next level.

Organic produce, organic agriculture and organic farming obtained through concentrated light weeding using Earth Rover's farming robot CLAWS
We strive to make fresh, chemical-free, organic produce the new norm for all.
— James Brown (Co-Founder)

Our Mission

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Meet Our Team

Earth Rover is an international AgTech startup on a mission to make fresh, chemical-free produce the new norm for all using smart innovative technologies, AI and robotics. In order to do so, our team is key. With specialists with years of expertise, extensive skills, and an expanding team worldwide, we feel confident that we can provide an effective solution to farmers in no time.

James Brown

Co-Founder, Chairman

James Miller

CEO

Luke Robinson is Earth Rover's CSO

Tomàs Pieras

CTO

Eric Law

Project Manager

Josep Bello

Autonomous Navigation Engineer

Marc Duran

Software Engineer

Javier De Esteban

Electro-mechanical Engineer

Sruthi Viswanath

Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Debbie Rogers

Finance & Project Assistant

Cristina García

Marketing Executive

Thomas Miller

Business Manager (Trainee)

Ed Smith

CFO, Non-Executive Director

Luke Robinson

Co-Founder, CSO

Careers

Earth Rover is an exciting agri-tech start-up that aims to solve the challenges faced by organic farms and, more importantly, for all farms who want to reduce their reliance on chemicals and accelerate the journey to Net Zero. Using innovative robotics, AI and deep learning, our technology aims to make fresh, chemical-free produce available to and affordable for all.

We are looking for ambitious, self-starters who seek to innovate, and actively contribute as a member of the wider team to develop autonomous agricultural rovers used by real farmers for crop scouting, weeding and more.

At Earth Rover, you will have the opportunity to grow and carve out your future development in a fast-moving, agile environment.

If you are ready to feed the future - get in touch! Send us an email with your CV and the vacancy you are applying for.

Our Vacancies

  • In this role, you will be primarily responsible for Field Testing, ensuring the product meets customer requirements. This will include in-field validation and operation of autonomous agricultural robots on our partner and customer sites in the UK and Spain. You will gather customer feedback to assist future development as well as supporting problem solving in a structured manner.

    Must Haves

    • Background in test planning, test execution and data analysis for agri/ off highway vehicles or robotic equipment.

    • Experienced in Instrumentation, Data acquisition and troubleshooting.

    • Ability to work to a structured Problem-Solving methodology (8D, Triz, or equivalent)

    • Ability to communicate effectively as part of a remote team and build high performing relationships with all stakeholders, both internally, and on a customer site.

    • Excellent attention to detail, high levels of organisation.

    • Enthusiastic attitude, and a willingness and ability to learn new skills quickly.

    • Experience in agriculture and/or farming industry.

    • Training and capability in safe handling of heavy equipment.

    • You must have a right to work in UK and a Full, Clean UK Driving licence (use of a company vehicle will be provided).


    Desirable, but not essential

    • Experience with auto steer systems, field robots, rover or drone operations, or autonomous vehicles.

    • Knowledge and experience with drone photogrammetry, using visual and multispectral cameras for agricultural applications.

    • Knowledge of agriculture, agricultural machinery, deep learning, computer vision, electronic systems integration.

    • Technical skills in any or all of the following will be an advantage to assist problem solving in the field: Pixhawk or DJI autopilots and GCSs. Windows and Linux systems. Hardware maintenance and software upgrades. GPS and RTK. Cellular communications, radio modems.

    Education

    • HND or University Degree in agricultural engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial electronics, control systems, robotics or similar (experience or equivalent training to this level will be taken into consideration for the right candidate).

    • Pilot drone licence (not essential).

    • Fluent in English.

    • Basic understanding of Spanish is desirable but not essential.

    Benefits

    The role will be primarily field based, where you will be actively testing our systems on farms in the UK and Spain. Flexibility to travel will be required. Work location will be initially based from Pollybell Farm, nr.Doncaster.

    Training will be provided and we will actively support improvement of your professional and personal skill sets, whilst continuously improving the business through a customer focused experience in an evolving business and technology.

    Other benefits include:

    • Company stock options program

    • Company Pensions scheme.

    • Competitive salary

  • In this role, you will be primarily responsible for developing, implementing, optimising and maintaining the user interface and cloud-based applications that enable our robot field operations. Your work will involve leveraging your expertise in the front-end and back-end of our cloud applications and cybersecurity to enhance the safety, reliability and user experience of the robot's autonomous operations.

    Job Responsibilities

    • Develop and implement responsive and user-friendly web interfaces using modern front-end technologies.

    • Collaborate with the UI/UX design and translate it into interactive and visually appealing user experiences.

    • Implement server-side logic, APIs, and data storage solutions to support the functionality of cloud-based applications.

    • Design, develop, and maintain cloud-based applications with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security.

    • Utilise cloud services and platforms to architect and deploy robust solutions.

    • Implement security best practices for cloud applications, including data encryption, access controls, and compliance with industry standards.

    • Perform security assessments and address vulnerabilities in collaboration with the security team.

    • Implement and maintain continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.


    Must Haves

    • Strong proficiency in front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React.js).

    • Solid experience with serverside languages (Node.js, Python).

    • Experience with version control systems (Git) and collaborative development workflows.

    • Familiarity with cloud databases and storage solutions (Postgres, MySql, S3, ...).

    • Experience with Linux environment and bash scripting.

    • Experience in developing cloud-based applications, particularly using AWS.

    • Experience on software architecture (UML) and converting it to code.

    • Experience in API development.

    Desirable, but not essential

    • Knowledge on popular front-end frameworks (htmx, React.js, ...).

    • Knowledge on popular back-end frameworks (Express, Flask, FlaskAPI ...).

    • Knowledge of cloud architecture, microservices, and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

    • Understanding of security principles and best practices for cloud applications.

    Education

    • Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.

    • Professional experience in a similar position will be highly considered.

    Others

    • Fluent in spoken and written English.

    • Basic understanding of Spanish is desirable but not essential.

    • You must have a right to work in Spain.

    Benefits

    The role will be based in our Spanish office in Castelldefels (Barcelona) and presents an opportunity to adopt a flexible hybrid working model, allowing for a balanced blend of remote and in-person work.

    Training will be provided and we will actively support improvement of your professional and personal skill sets, whilst continuously improving the business through a customer focused experience in an evolving business and technology.

    Yearly holiday entitlement 23 days holiday + public/ bank holidays (pro-rata for placements less than one year).

    Other benefits include:

    • Company stock options program

    • Competitive salary


  • In this role you will be responsible for establishing the build process, facilities and equipment required for assembly of autonomous field robots. This will include defining facility layout, equipment requirements, procedures and controls for assembly, rework and repair, ensuring high quality products ready for the customer. You will be working closely with the R&D team to assist future development in Design for Manufacture and Assembly, as well as supporting build related problem solving in a structured manner.

    You will build on your experience from an industrial robotics, automotive, agricultural or off-highway vehicle background and bring your skills and advice to revolutionary business and technology.

    Job Responsibilities

    • Build and commissioning of autonomous field robots including establishment of assembly procedures and quality checks to support end of line commissioning and sign-off of product for delivery to the end customer.

    • Support the definition of facility layout, equipment requirements and procedures for repair, upgrade and overhaul of field units.

    Must Haves

    • A passion for completing a job to high standards efficiently, accurately, and safely are a must.

    • An appetite for being outdoors is essential as the role will sometimes be in challenging conditions.

    • Background in build or repair of agri/ off highway equipment or robotic equipment.

    • Experience in Electrical Wiring and Electronics assembly.

    • Experience in defining build procedures, controls, equipment, and facilities layout.

    • Ability to work to a structured Problem-Solving methodology (8D, Triz, or equivalent).

    • Ability to communicate effectively as part of a remote team and build high performing relationships with all stakeholders, both internally, and on a customer site.

    • Excellent attention to detail, high levels of organisation.

    • Enthusiastic attitude, and a willingness and ability to learn new skills quickly.

    • Experience in agriculture and/or farming industry.

    • Training and capability in safe handling of heavy equipment

    • You must have a right to work in the UK and a Full, Clean UK Driving licence (use of a company vehicle will be provided).

    Desirable, but not essential

    • Experience in Machining, Fabrication and Welding.

    • Knowledge of agriculture, agricultural machinery, auto steer systems, field robots, rover/ drone operations, or autonomous vehicles.

    • Knowledge of computer vision, electronic systems integration.

    • Technical skills in any or all of the following will be an advantage to assist problem solving: Pixhawk or DJI autopilots and GCSs. Windows and Linux systems. Hardware maintenance and software upgrades. GPS and RTK. Cellular communications, radio modems.

    Education

    HND or University Degree in agricultural engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial electronics, control systems, robotics or similar (experience or equivalent training to this level will be taken into consideration for the right candidate).

    Others

    • Pilot drone licence (not essential).

    • Fluent in English.

    • Basic understanding of Spanish is desirable but not essential.

    Benefits

    The role will be based at Pollybell Farm, near Doncaster, where the pilot build facility will be established.

    Support of repair and overhaul of robots in the field on customer sites in the UK and Spain may be required, so flexibility to travel is expected.

    Training will be provided and we will actively support improvement of your professional and personal skill sets, whilst continuously improving the business through a customer focused experience in an evolving business and technology.

    Other benefits include:

    • Company stock options program

    • Competitive salary


  • Are you a Finance Assistant/Office Administrator and looking to work within an international, ground breaking, agri-tech robotics company? If so, we are looking to talk with you about an exciting opportunity to join Earth Rover Europe SL.

    We are looking for someone to work in our office in Barcelona, Spain. The role is to provide Finance and Administrative support to our growing team of roboticists and AI engineers based there, and also liaising with our U.K. based Earth Rover team and external ERESL stakeholder relationships (ie. suppliers, customers, bank, accountants). The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to maintaining a pleasant ERESL office work environment, ensuring high levels of organisational effectiveness, positive team communication and office safety.

    Previous experience as a Finance Assistant/Office Administrator is considered essential and should include the following;

    • Working with cloud-based accounting software applications (eg. Xero, Sage) including reconciliation of bank accounts, assisting manage Debtor/Creditor balances, preparing Management reports;

    • Basic accounting knowledge and bookkeeping experience to support ERESL and U.K. management;

    • Preparation and processing of staff expense claims, maintaining complete and well organised office files;

    • Supporting management with preparation of staff information required for HR/Payroll;

    • Assisting with staff related tasks including onboarding of new team members, maintaining holiday/sick leave records;

    • The successful candidate should have the maturity and capability to be considered for delegated bank account spending authority;

    • Experience of accounting for Spanish tax (IRPF/SS) and dealing with Spanish tax authorities will be an advantage;

    • Knowledge of IVA/Corporate Tax rules and provisions will also be advantageous;

    • Experience of collecting/processing operational and financial data for use in ad hoc projects will be advantageous (eg. for Grant applications);

    • An understanding and empathy for agriculture and robotics/AI will be very advantageous.

    • A good working knowledge of MS Office/Google suite, including organisation and maintenance of online and physical files;

    • General duties and responsibilities will include scheduling meetings and appointments for the ERESL team, managing office supplies, greeting visitors and providing general administrative support.


    Key skills:

    • Good knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping procedures;

    • Excellent Spanish/Language skills (oral+written);

    • Strong mathematical skills;

    • Dynamic problem-solving skills;

    • Strong interpersonal skills;

    • Familiarity with accounting software;

    • Excellent time management skills and ability to multitask and prioritise;

    • Ability to work independently but also key member of a close team;

    • Attention to detail and distaste for errors;

    • Creative mindset with always an eye on making improvements.


    Education:

    High School education as a minimum; additional professional qualifications in Finance/Accounting will be advantageous. (Work experience or equivalent training to this level will be taken into consideration for the right candidate).

    Must be fluent in Spanish and English (both oral and written).


    Benefits:

    The role will be based in our Spanish office in Castelldefels, Barcelona.

    Training will be provided and we will actively support improvement of your professional and personal skill sets, whilst continuously improving the business through a customer focused experience in an evolving business and technology.

    Yearly holiday entitlement 23 days holiday + public/ bank holidays (pro-rata for placements less than one year).

    Pension and company share options scheme (subject to eligibility).

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