Functional Safety Engineer – ADS (Autonomous Driving) Hybrid

Wayve; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayve is seeking a Senior Functional Safety Engineer in a hybrid London/Sunnyvale setting to lead safety activities for our ADS and its vehicle integration. You will work with internal and external teams to formulate safety concepts, risk analyses, and robust safety cases.

The role demands ISO 26262 expertise, experience with vehicle testing, and the ability to drive safety decisions in collaboration with engineers and scientists.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of ISO 26262 with hands-on experience in automotive systems.
• Experience conducting vehicle level testing at proving grounds to verify and validate safety concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead functional safety activities for Wayve's ADS and its integration into vehicle platforms or third-party safety-critical systems.
• Conduct risk assessments (HARAs, FMEAs, FTAs) and build safety concepts to mitigate risks.
• Define system architecture to meet safety concepts and support SW/HW requirements.
• Define test specifications at various integration levels to verify and validate safety concepts.
• Develop the Safety case with structured claims, arguments and evidence.
• Collaborate with process and compliance teams to update safety processes for certification.

Skills

ISO 26262

Vehicle level testing

Job description

Wayve is seeking a Senior Functional Safety Engineer in a hybrid London/Sunnyvale setting to lead safety activities for our ADS and its vehicle integration. You will work with internal and external teams to formulate safety concepts, risk analyses, and robust safety cases.

The role demands ISO 26262 expertise, experience with vehicle testing, and the ability to drive safety decisions in collaboration with engineers and scientists.