Mechanical Design Engineer

Wayve; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayve in the UK is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to design and deliver robust integration solutions for compute and sensors on real-world vehicles, taking ideas from concept through prototype and into manufacture, owning quality and design trade-offs along the way.

This hands-on role requires collaboration across mechanical, electrical and systems engineering, working with suppliers to source parts, develop build instructions, and ensure repeatable, safe assemblies that scale across

Qualifications

• 4+ years of mechanical or design engineering experience with a portfolio.
• Proficient in SolidWorks and PDM, with master model development.
• Experience with common manufacturing processes (sheet metal, machining, casting, 3D printing).

Responsibilities

• Design and integrate mechanical solutions for sensors and compute across vehicle platforms.
• Own mechanical trade-offs across performance, cost, manufacturability and serviceability.
• Develop and build HiLs, test rigs, jigs and fixtures to support validation and integration.
• Produce clear 2D drawings, assemblies and BOMs with GD&T for repeatable builds.
• Collaborate with supply chain and external suppliers to source parts (sheet metal, machining, casting, 3D printing).
• Work cross-functionally with electronics and other engineering teams to integrate compute and sensor architectures.
• Create build instructions, inspection checklists and safety/quality documentation, and support knowledge transfer to Fleet and field teams.

Skills

Mechanical design

SolidWorks

GD&T

Hands-on workshop

BOM management

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

SolidWorks PDM

3D printing

Sheet metal

Job description

Before the detail, here's the challenge you'd help us solve.

Mechanical Design Engineer

About our Hardware Engineering Team

Wayve's Hardware Engineering team designs and integrates the physical systems that enable our AI Driver to operate on real-world vehicle platforms. The team works across mechanical, electrical and systems engineering to package compute, sensors and supporting hardware into robust, manufacturable solutions that can be built, tested, installed and scaled.

Your day-to-day

As a Mechanical Engineer at Wayve, you'll design and deliver robust integration solutions for compute and sensors on real-world vehicles, working on programmes with some of the world's leading automotive partners. You'll take ideas from concept through prototype and into manufacture, owning quality and design trade-offs along the way. This is a hands-on role with clear impact on how our systems are built, tested, installed and scaled.

What you'll be working on

• Design and integrate mechanical solutions for sensors and compute across a range of vehicle platforms.
• Own mechanical design trade-offs across performance, cost, manufacturability and serviceability while maintaining a high quality bar.
• Develop and build HiLs, test rigs, jigs and fixtures to support validation and integration.
• Produce clear 2D drawings, assemblies and BOMs, applying GD&T to ensure repeatable builds.
• Partner with supply chain and external suppliers to source and manufacture parts using processes such as sheet metal, machining, vacuum casting and 3D printing.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with electronics and other engineering teams to integrate compute and sensor architectures.
• Create build instructions, inspection checklists and safety/quality documentation, and support knowledge transfer to Fleet and field teams.

You should apply if

• You have 4+ years of experience in mechanical or design engineering, with a portfolio of relevant work.
• You are proficient in SolidWorks, and ideally SolidWorks PDM, including master model development and multi-part assemblies.
• You have experience with common manufacturing processes such as sheet metal, machining, vacuum casting and 3D printing, with strong design-for-manufacture judgement.
• You have strong experience designing and building test jigs, rigs and fixtures, and are comfortable working hands-on in a workshop environment.
• You have strong 2D drawing and assembly skills, experience managing BOMs, and a working knowledge of GD&T.
• You have experience using risk assessment methods such as FMEA or DFMEA.

Nice to have

• You have surface modelling experience.
• You are familiar with aluminium extrusion-based builds.
• You have an understanding of electronic systems, such as voltage basics, harness development and compute selection.
• You have hands-on FDM printing experience.

More about Wayve

Wayve is building the leading AI platform for autonomous driving. We are pioneering an end to end AI approach that enables vehicles to learn directly from real world experience, developing the ability to adapt, generalise and improve at scale. Instead of relying on hand coded rules or pre mapped environments, our AI Driver learns to drive by understanding the world around it. The result is technology that navigates complex urban environments with intelligence, precision and natural flow, unlocking meaningful advances in both safety and efficiency. We believe autonomy represents a once in a generation transformation in how people and goods move, comparable to the shift from horses to cars, and from human driven vehicles to intelligent machines.

Our ambition is to make autonomy universal. Wayve's mapless and hardware agnostic AI platform integrates with global OEM partners, enabling continuous software evolution and unlocking advanced levels of automation from L2 plus through to L4 as our core AI model scales. In a race increasingly defined by intelligence and real world learning, Wayve is taking a distinct approach, building a generalisable driving intelligence that can power any vehicle, anywhere. By combining embodied AI with scalable deployment, we are creating technology that can be shaped to each OEM brand and driver experience, accelerating the transition to a safer, more intelligent future of mobility.