Hybrid Staff Validation Systems Engineer for AI Driver

Wayve; London (KY); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayve in London is seeking a Staff Validation Engineer to lead validation for the Wayve AI Driver's ADAS functions, spanning on-road and simulated scenarios. You will define metrics, build test suites, and collaborate with Product, Safety, AV Engineering to ensure robust validation across diverse modalities.

You will work with systems engineers, data scientists, and autonomy leads in a hybrid London office setup, contributing to scalable validation strategies and end-to-end integrity of the

Qualifications

• Clear, concise communicator with excellent documentation skills.
• Strong analytical skills with evidence-based decision making.
• Hands-on experience evaluating complex engineered systems, via tests or simulations.
• Experience in Automotive or AV industries.
• Proficiency in Python to implement metrics and evaluation code.
• Experience with simulated and physical testing environments for autonomous systems.
• Experience analyzing and reporting validation results.
• Ownership driving validation concepts from ideation to implementation in fast-paced settings.
• Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Aerospace, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive validation strategy across test modalities for the Wayve AI Driver.
• Define and implement general purpose metrics for validating on-road and simulated driving behavior.
• Define test coverage requirements and build comprehensive test suites.
• Develop acceptance criteria through collaboration with Product, Safety, and AV Engineering teams.
• Analyze test results and report findings to Release and Autonomy Engineering stakeholders.
• Identify data, simulation, and evaluation dependencies to enable scalable validation execution.
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, Data, Simulation, and Autonomy leads to design test strategies.

Skills

Python

Validation analysis

Documentation

Test strategy

Education

CS/Robotics/Aerospace degree

Tools

SQL

Job description

Wayve in London is seeking a Staff Validation Engineer to lead validation for the Wayve AI Driver's ADAS functions, spanning on-road and simulated scenarios. You will define metrics, build test suites, and collaborate with Product, Safety, AV Engineering to ensure robust validation across diverse modalities.

You will work with systems engineers, data scientists, and autonomy leads in a hybrid London office setup, contributing to scalable validation strategies and end-to-end integrity of the