Electrical Engineer

EngineersOfAI; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayve is seeking a System Integration Engineer to join our hardware-software integration efforts for autonomous driving systems. You will lead integration across internal and partner vehicles, shaping hardware and software bring-up and eliminating multidisciplinary blockers.

You’ll collaborate with Electronics, Mechanical and Software teams, define system architectures, and build the tooling and development infrastructure to move quickly while maintaining reliability and engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience integrating and developing complex systems.
• Ability to understand a harness diagram and modify it for new designs.
• Compute and sensing component selection based on system requirements.
• Involved in the definition and execution of a full lifecycle for a physical/embodied product - encompassing electrical, mechanical, and software systems.
• Experience in defining and iterating through HW architecture of an embedded/robotics system.
• Experience working with supply chain on complex systems, engineering change control.
• Working with suppliers and contract manufacturers for design validation and manufacturing.
• Multidisciplinary troubleshooting skills with a strong sense of ownership and initiative.
• Experience deploying and maintaining a SW product written C++, Python, Rust.
• Comfortable working in Linux environment, Git and with scripting tools.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Integration and bring-up of autonomous systems on internal and partner vehicles
• Architect, prototype and evaluate new hardware systems
• Support fleet troubleshooting and issue resolution
• Inform and improve system integration processes and workflow
• Bring-up and maintain of development benches and HIL systems

Skills

System integration

Hardware integration

C++/Python/Rust

Linux

Git

Scripting

HW architecture

Embedded/robotics

Supplier management

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)

Tools

PCB prototyping

Job description

About us

Founded in 2017, Wayve is the leading developer of Embodied AI technology. Our advanced AI software and foundation models enable vehicles to perceive, understand, and navigate any complex environment, enhancing the usability and safety of automated driving systems.

Our vision is to create autonomy that propels the world forward. Our intelligent, mapless, and hardware-agnostic AI products are designed for automakers, accelerating the transition from assisted to automated driving.
In our fast-paced environment big problems ignite us—we embrace uncertainty, leaning into complex challenges to unlock groundbreaking solutions. We aim high and stay humble in our pursuit of excellence, constantly learning and evolving as we pave the way for a smarter, safer future.

At Wayve, your contributions matter. We value diversity, embrace new perspectives, and foster an inclusive work environment; we back each other to deliver impact.

Make Wayve the experience that defines your career!

The role

As a System Integration Engineer, you’ll be at the centre of bringing Wayve’s AI driver to life, leading the integration of hardware and software across internal and partner vehicles. Working closely with Electrical, Mechanical, Systems and Software Engineers, you’ll architect and evaluate new hardware, own system bring-up, and troubleshoot complex multidisciplinary issues from prototype through deployment. You’ll shape integration processes, influence system architecture, and build the tooling and development infrastructure that enable the team to move quickly while maintaining reliability and engineering excellence.

Key responsibilities:

• Integration and bring-up of autonomous systems on internal and partner vehicles
• Architect, prototype and evaluate new hardware systems
• Support fleet troubleshooting and issue resolution
• Inform and improve system integration processes and workflow
• Bring-up and maintain of development benches and HIL systems

About you

In order to set you up for success as a System Integration Engineer at Wayve, we’re looking for the following skills and experience.

Essential

• 7+ years experience integrating and developing complex systems
• Ability to understand a harness diagram, modifying it to meet new design requirements.
• Compute and sensing component selection based on system requirements
• Involved in the definition and execution of a full lifecycle for a physical/embodied product - encompassing electrical, mechanical, and software systems
• Experience in defining and iterating through HW architecture of an embedded/robotics system
• Experience working with supply chain on complex systems, engineering change control
• Working with suppliers and contract manufacturers for design validation and manufacturing
• Multidisciplinary troubleshooting skills with a strong sense of ownership and initiative
• Experience deploying and maintaining a SW product written C++, Python, Rust.
• Comfortable working in Linux environment, Git and with scripting tools
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across engineering disciplines

Desirable

• Understanding trade-offs on decisions having downstream implications on both HW and SW
• Understanding detailed compute architectures (x86 vs ARM) and tradeoffs in the context of where the automotive market is heading
• Experience working on autonomous vehicles, robotics, or similar advanced systems
• Skilled in prototyping electronics at PCB board level, wire harnesses, and custom hardware components
• Experience developing application level software for testing, flashing, and triaging issues

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Experience