Director of AI Integration for Automotive Platforms

EngineersOfAI; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayve in the United States is seeking a Director of AI Integration & Application to lead embedding and validation of our AI stack in production automotive platforms. You will work across embedded software layers, AI deployment workflows, and OEM integration processes to ensure seamless adoption.

This strategic role demands deep embedded software expertise, hands-on AI knowledge, and a track record of delivering complex integrations at scale, with a focus on global templates, safety, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in embedded software engineering or AI systems integration, with 5+ years in technical leadership roles.
• Proven track record of integrating complex software or AI systems into production automotive platforms.
• Proficiency in embedded development with C++, Python, and real-time OS environments (Linux, QNX, Adaptive AUTOSAR).
• Deep familiarity with end-to-end AI workflows including training, distillation, tuning, and deployment in embedded environments.
• Experience interfacing with automotive data pipelines, perception or planning.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end software integration of our AI stack into customer vehicle platforms, ensuring delivery readiness from development to production.
• Capture best practices, performance insights, and technical solutions from regional deployments to inform and influence global product development strategy.
• Serve as the technical integration lead for OEM production programs, aligning system capabilities with platform constraints, safety requirements, and functional targets.
• Guide the adaptation, tuning, and validation of our end-to-end AI models for specific OEM environments—including dataset preparation, model distillation, and performance calibration.
• Translate regional or program-specific integrations into reusable application-layer components and playbooks that can be applied globally.
• Act as the connective tissue between application software, AI research, system integration, product management, safety, and release engineering.
• Contribute to the evolution of our global deployment strategy by feeding insights from program work and collaborate into upstream architectural and operational improvements.
• Build and lead a high-performance team focused on embedded AI application software and system-level integration.
• Represent the company in technical discussions with OEMs and Tier 1s, supporting early-stage integration assessments, roadmap alignment, and field performance reviews.

Skills

Embedded software engineering

AI systems integration

Technical leadership

C++

Python

Real-time OS

Job description

Wayve in the United States is seeking a Director of AI Integration & Application to lead embedding and validation of our AI stack in production automotive platforms. You will work across embedded software layers, AI deployment workflows, and OEM integration processes to ensure seamless adoption.

This strategic role demands deep embedded software expertise, hands-on AI knowledge, and a track record of delivering complex integrations at scale, with a focus on global templates, safety, and