Staff Validation Engineer - ADAS & Autonomous Driving

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

Wayve in London is seeking a Staff Validation Engineer to lead validation for ADAS Functions across simulated and real-world testing. You will collaborate with systems engineers and data scientists, leveraging Wayve’s simulation and evaluation technology to meet emerging AV industry standards as autonomy shifts to end-to-end learned models.

You will drive validation concepts from ideation to implementation in a fast-paced environment, contributing to cross-functional maturity and scalable

Qualifications

• Clear, concise communicator with excellent documentation.
• Strong analytical skills with evidence-based decision making.
• Hands-on experience validating complex engineered systems in automotive/AV contexts.
• Experience in Automotive or AV industries.
• Proficiency in Python to implement metrics and evaluation code.
• Experience with simulated and physical testing environments for autonomous systems.
• Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop a comprehensive validation strategy across test modalities to assess ADAS Functions in the Wayve AI Driver product.
• Define and implement general purpose metrics for validating on-road and simulated driving behavior.
• Define test coverage requirements and build comprehensive test suites.
• Develop acceptance criteria through collaboration with Product, Safety, and AV Engineering teams.
• Analyze test results and report findings to Release and Autonomy Engineering stakeholders.
• Identify data, simulation, and evaluation team dependencies to enable timely, scalable validation execution.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Architecture, Data, Simulation, and Autonomy leads to design and implement comprehensive test strategies.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Validation of systems

Python proficiency

Automotive/AV experience

Simulated/physical testing

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or Aerospace

Tools

Python

Simulation Tools

SQL

Job description

Wayve in London is seeking a Staff Validation Engineer to lead validation for ADAS Functions across simulated and real-world testing. You will collaborate with systems engineers and data scientists, leveraging Wayve’s simulation and evaluation technology to meet emerging AV industry standards as autonomy shifts to end-to-end learned models.

You will drive validation concepts from ideation to implementation in a fast-paced environment, contributing to cross-functional maturity and scalable