Hybrid NPI Engineer – Hardware/Software Launch

OpenDigital Limited; Sunnyvale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 246,000 - 333,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Wayve is seeking an NPI Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA to lead the rollout of new hardware and software products. You will bridge product development, engineering, safety, and fleet operations to ensure launches meet performance, quality, and user adoption goals.

You will drive an agile NPI framework, align roadmaps with release readiness, coordinate across Field Engineering, Reliability, and Supply Chain, and oversee phased rollout strategies while capturing lessons for future improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in hardware/software product development, technical program management, or product operations, with at least 3 years in an NPI.
• Understanding of modern software development practices (e.g., Agile, CI/CD, DevOps).
• Understanding of hardware development practices (BOM, Manufacturing Readiness, SOPs, Process development)
• Team player effective at cross-functional collaboration with teams of varying technical backgrounds
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to evaluate the impact of sensor data on model performance
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work effectively across teams

Responsibilities

• Drive the relative programs towards an agile hardware/software development cycle to meet the program-level milestones
• Develop and refine a scalable NPI framework tailored to agile hardware/software development cycles.
• Partner closely with product managers and engineering leads to ensure development roadmaps align with release readiness criteria, quality standards, and operational scalability.
• Coordinate launch readiness across Field Engineering, Reliability Engineering, and Fleet Operations to ensure smooth transition of new products.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain to review and implement the supply chain footprint for scalability of the product.
• Oversee release planning milestones including alpha, beta, and phased rollout strategies.
• Implement feedback loops from internal stakeholders and early adopters to rapidly address issues before and after release.
• Lead retrospectives and process improvements post-launch to refine future NPI practices

Skills

Software development practices

Hardware development practices

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Notion

Release engineering

Job description

Wayve is seeking an NPI Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA to lead the rollout of new hardware and software products. You will bridge product development, engineering, safety, and fleet operations to ensure launches meet performance, quality, and user adoption goals.

You will drive an agile NPI framework, align roadmaps with release readiness, coordinate across Field Engineering, Reliability, and Supply Chain, and oversee phased rollout strategies while capturing lessons for future improvements.