Tharsus
Designs and manufactures electromechanical machines and robotics for product companies, from concept to volume production
Highlights
- Hiring4 open roles
- New on EvolcAdded 2026-10-29
About Tharsus
Tharsus provides product design, complex engineering, advanced manufacturing and electro-mechanical assembly for what it calls "strategic machines". Its work follows a Solve + Scale + Supply model that covers development through to supply. Its logistics automation work includes warehouse robots built to run on the Ocado Smart Platform, and VersaTile Automation, a warehouse robotics business, was launched and spun out in 2024.
Customers are businesses that take complex technology products to volume manufacturing. The company operates as an outsourced developer and manufacturer and sells design and manufacturing services for customers' products. Its sister company, Universal Wolf, focuses on complex sheet metal fabrication for sectors such as defence, transportation and energy.
Tharsus was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Blyth, Northumberland, UK. The company traces its origins to a metalworking business founded in 1964 and moved all operations to Blyth in 2013. Its facility in Northumberland is 100,000 square feet and houses over 200 specialists. Open roles listed are in Blyth, including Senior Electromechanical Technician, Production & Stores Supervisor, Principal Engineer and Business Development Principal.
Product: Product design, electromechanical engineering, sheet metal fabrication and assembly of strategic machines, including warehouse robotics via VersaTile Automation.
Jobs at Tharsus (4)
Tharsus is hiring for 4 roles, mostly in engineering, manufacturing and robotics & automation, based in Blyth. One is remote.
Business Development Principal
New on EvolcProduction & Stores Supervisor
New on EvolcSenior Electromechanical Technician
New on EvolcPrincipal Engineer
New on Evolc
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Leadership
- Brian Palmer · FounderSource: company website
- Joni Rautavuori · CEOSource: company website
- Dave Swan · CTOSource: company website
- Richard Laycock · CFOSource: company website
- Andy Lyall · Head of Supply Chain & ServicesSource: company website
- Kerry Patterson · Head of HRSource: company website
- Nick Adams · Head of EngineeringSource: company website
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