Motion Controls Engineer for Real-Time AV Systems (C++)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

London office access

Job summary

Wayve in London, England, is seeking a proactive engineer to develop and improve vehicle trajectory and motion controllers translating AI Driver outputs into safe vehicle motion across platforms. You will tackle real-time challenges, implement robust controllers, and validate performance through simulations and on-road testing.

The role emphasizes strong control theory, practical experience with motion systems, and production-quality C++ software, within a hybrid office/home working model in a

Qualifications

• Strong fundamentals in control theory and related methods.
• Experience with real-world control or motion systems.
• Proficiency in production-quality C++ software.
• Experience with latency-sensitive or real-time software.
• Ability to debug complex robotic systems across software and hardware.

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, tune, and validate control, trajectory-generation, and action-processing algorithms across vehicle platforms, operating modes, and challenging driving conditions, ensuring robust real-world performance.
• Maintain and evolve controls software architecture that connects AI Driver outputs to real-time vehicle actuation and feedback.
• Implement and maintain production-quality, latency-sensitive control software in C++ for deployment to prototype, reference and production vehicles.
• Use simulation, closed-loop evaluation and on-road testing to characterize controller behaviour, diagnose performance issues and validate improvements.
• Work with teams across Wayve to define controller interfaces, integrate with adjacent systems and enable new vehicle platforms and product features.

Skills

Control theory

Real-world motion systems

C++ production software

Latency-sensitive software

System-level debugging

Job description

Wayve in London, England, is seeking a proactive engineer to develop and improve vehicle trajectory and motion controllers translating AI Driver outputs into safe vehicle motion across platforms. You will tackle real-time challenges, implement robust controllers, and validate performance through simulations and on-road testing.

The role emphasizes strong control theory, practical experience with motion systems, and production-quality C++ software, within a hybrid office/home working model in a