Automotive System Engineer

Wayve; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayve in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an automotive system engineer to design L2/L3 grade systems aligned with the AV2.0 approach, embedding autonomy in future OEM vehicle infrastructures. You will grow with the company and coach teams toward automotive-grade, requirement-based development.

You will collaborate with product managers, software leads, and hardware teams to ensure requirements meet customer and business needs, while supporting data-driven development, testing, and continuous

Qualifications

• Essential: ability to define clear, actionable system requirements for L2+/L3 automated driving or ADAS functionalities.
• Desirable: knowledge of AI and machine learning frameworks and data/test driven development practices.
• Desirable: experience with automotive software development including C/C++ and Python.

Responsibilities

• Define clear, actionable system requirements for assigned products and ensure traceability throughout the lifecycle.
• Collaborate with product managers, software developers and hardware teams to align requirements with customer and business needs.
• Engage with customers and represent Wayve in collaboration planning.
• Drive data-driven development, support implementation, hands-on testing, problem resolution and continuous improvement.

Skills

AI/ML frameworks knowledge

C/C++ programming

Python programming

System-level validation

Data-driven development

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Relevant engineering degree

Job description

The role

As automotive system engineer, you will be responsible for designing the L2/L3 automotive grade system based on our AV2.0 approach. This includes the strategy and the concept of how to embed our fundamentally new autonomy solution in future OEM vehicle infrastructures. You will also engage with our customers and represent our approach and our company in the planning of collaboration projects.

You will grow with the company and be critical in establishing how we design our system closely with software engineering leads. Our stack includes base software for sensor data processing, neural network execution and diagnostics and robotic functions for vehicle control.

You will also act as a coach to others towards an automotive grade, requirement based development mindset to help teams deliver automotive grade software.

Key responsibilities:

Requirement Definition:

• Define clear, actionable system requirements for assigned products, whether focused on L2+, L3 automated driving, or ADAS functionalities.
• Collaborate with product managers, software developers, and hardware teams to ensure requirements align with customer and business needs.
• Ensure traceability and alignment of requirements throughout the product lifecycle.

1. Data Driven Development:
2. Support Implementation:
3. Hands-On Testing:
4. Problem Resolution:
5. Continuous Improvement:

About you

In order to set you up for success as a Systems Engineer at Wayve, we’re looking for the following skills and experience.

Essential

• Experience:
• Technical Skills:
• Soft Skills:
• Education:

Desirable

• Knowledge of AI and machine learning frameworks and experience with data and test driven development, incl. KPI generation and tracking
• Experience with software development for automotive applications , including experience in C/C++ and/or Python.
• Experience with system-level validation of AI components, including edge-case scenario testing and robustness assessment.