Autonomous Vehicle Validation Engineer

OpenDigital Limited; Sunnyvale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayve is seeking a Vehicle Validation Engineer to enable real-world deployment of our AI driving systems. You will ensure test readiness and provide high-quality data to accelerate development, working with hardware, software, and operations teams to push the boundaries of autonomous vehicle testing.

You will contribute to how vehicle performance is evaluated and communicated, delivering feedback on system behavior and gaps from a customer perspective while improving testing processes and

Qualifications

• Experience planning and executing vehicle tests in proving ground or real-world environments.
• Ability to interpret technical requirements and translate them into clear test cases and validation plans.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate across engineering, product, and operations teams.
• Familiarity with vehicle diagnostics tools and data logging.
• Understanding of safety-critical testing practices and risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute vehicle tests to support development, validation, benchmarking, and real-world deployment.
• Develop and improve vehicle validation test concepts to evaluate system performance across real-world scenarios.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and operations to translate testing needs into effective test activities.
• Ensure vehicles are prepared, maintained, and ready for safe testing.
• Deliver high-quality test data, performance reporting, and actionable insights.

Skills

Test planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

CANalyzer

CANoe

Vector

ETAS

Racelogic

Linux

SSH

Job description

Wayve is seeking a Vehicle Validation Engineer to enable real-world deployment of our AI driving systems. You will ensure test readiness and provide high-quality data to accelerate development, working with hardware, software, and operations teams to push the boundaries of autonomous vehicle testing.

You will contribute to how vehicle performance is evaluated and communicated, delivering feedback on system behavior and gaps from a customer perspective while improving testing processes and