Hybrid London-Based Autonomous Vehicle Hardware Engineer

Wayve; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

London office

Job summary

Wayve, based in London, is seeking a Workshop Engineer to build, test, and maintain vehicle hardware and HIL setups with high-performance compute and sensors. You will diagnose and repair hardware issues across compute, embedded modules, and wiring harnesses, collaborating with HW/SW teams to run one-off tests and improve configurations.

In a fast-paced environment, you will organize workshop space, manage tools and inventory, and document results to ensure repeatable testing.

Qualifications

• Tenacity to get the job done and follow-through on problems.
• Understanding second/third order effects of decisions.
• Built wiring harnesses and reads wiring diagrams.
• Experience constructing complex systems in fast-paced settings.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work with engineering teams and provide support.
• Passion for learning and improving autonomy tech.

Responsibilities

• Build, test, and maintain vehicles and HIL setups with high-performance compute and sensors.
• Diagnose, repair, and rework hardware system failures on compute systems, wiring, sensors.
• Collaborate with HW/SW teams to test hardware configurations and troubleshoot.
• Maintain workshop equipment, tools, and inventory for efficiency.
• Support prototype assembly and engineering design improvements.
• Document procedures, test results, and configurations for reproducibility.
• Support initial bring-up and vehicle commissioning; contribute to system integration.
• Stay current with HW trends and apply innovative workshop solutions (3D printing, Jira, AI tools).

Skills

Tenacity to get the job done

Reading wiring diagrams

Experience building complex systems

Strong organizational skills

Troubleshooting & problem solving

Collaborative teamwork

Continuous learning in autonomy

Tools

Jira

Job description

Wayve, based in London, is seeking a Workshop Engineer to build, test, and maintain vehicle hardware and HIL setups with high-performance compute and sensors. You will diagnose and repair hardware issues across compute, embedded modules, and wiring harnesses, collaborating with HW/SW teams to run one-off tests and improve configurations.

In a fast-paced environment, you will organize workshop space, manage tools and inventory, and document results to ensure repeatable testing.