Validation Systems Engineer - ADAS/Autonomy (Hybrid London)

AI Startups UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

Wayve in London seeks a Staff Validation Engineer to lead validation for the Wayve AI Driver's ADAS functions. You will collaborate with systems engineers and data scientists, leveraging simulation tools and industry standards to ensure validation from concept to deployment.

You will define and implement metrics, devise test coverage, and guide acceptance criteria with Product, Safety, and AV Engineering teams. A hybrid working model in London supports collaboration and innovation.

Qualifications

• Clear, concise communicator with excellent documentation skills.
• Strong analytical skills with evidence-based decision-making.
• Hands-on experience evaluating and validating complex engineered systems.
• Experience in the Automotive or AV industries.
• Proficiency in Python to implement metrics and evaluation code.
• Experience with simulated and physical testing environments for autonomous systems.
• Demonstrated ownership driving validation concepts from ideation to implementation in fast-paced environments.
• Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Aerospace, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive validation strategy across test modalities for ADAS Functions.
• 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 with Product, Safety, and AV Engineering teams.
• Analyze test results and report findings to Release and Autonomy Engineering stakeholders.
• Identify data, simulation, and evaluation dependencies to enable scalable validation execution.
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, Data, Simulation, and Autonomy leads to design test strategies.

Skills

Communication

Documentation

Analytical thinking

Python

Validation experience

Auto/AV industry

Ownership

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Computer Science, Robotics, Aerospace or related field

Tools

SQL

Simulation tooling

Job description

Wayve in London seeks a Staff Validation Engineer to lead validation for the Wayve AI Driver's ADAS functions. You will collaborate with systems engineers and data scientists, leveraging simulation tools and industry standards to ensure validation from concept to deployment.

You will define and implement metrics, devise test coverage, and guide acceptance criteria with Product, Safety, and AV Engineering teams. A hybrid working model in London supports collaboration and innovation.