Embedded Onboard Test Engineer — Automation & HiL

Wayve; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 209,700 - 311,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Wayve in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an Embedded Software Test Engineer to validate onboard software across embedded compute platforms and OSs, ensuring reliability and readiness for real-world deployment. This high-impact role directly improves software quality and accelerates iteration across multiple teams in a fast-paced environment.

You will design automated tests for onboard subsystems, validate on hardware platforms, debug issues across software and hardware boundaries, and contribute to CI

Qualifications

• Experience testing embedded software systems on Linux or QNX-based platforms.
• Strong programming skills in Python, C++, or similar languages for test development.
• Experience working with embedded hardware platforms and understanding hardware/software interactions.
• Proven ability to debug and triage complex issues across system layers.
• Understanding of software testing principles, including automation, integration testing, and system validation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute automated tests for onboard software subsystems (OS, middleware, sensors, and integration points).
• Validate software behavior on embedded hardware platforms within hardware-in-the-loop environments.
• Collaborate with software engineers to identify test gaps and build coverage for new and existing features.
• Debug and triage system‑level issues across software and hardware boundaries.
• Enable developer self‑service testing by contributing to CI pipelines and reusable test frameworks.
• Support expansion of test coverage by leveraging existing validation tests and shifting them earlier in the development cycle.

Skills

Embedded software testing

Linux

QNX

Python

C++

Test automation

Debugging

Tools

Buildkite

Job description

Wayve in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an Embedded Software Test Engineer to validate onboard software across embedded compute platforms and OSs, ensuring reliability and readiness for real-world deployment. This high-impact role directly improves software quality and accelerates iteration across multiple teams in a fast-paced environment.

You will design automated tests for onboard subsystems, validate on hardware platforms, debug issues across software and hardware boundaries, and contribute to CI