Lead Safety Case Architect for AI-Driven Autonomy

Wayve; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 290,000 - 426,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayve is seeking a Principal Safety Case Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA to own the architecture, strategy and integrity of safety cases for our robotaxi and OEM ADAS products. You will work across Safety Management & Assurance and partner with AI/ML, Validation, and Engineering teams to ensure evidence-driven safety decisions.

You will lead independent safety assurance, identify gaps, and provide recommendations to governance forums while shaping Wayve's broader safety strategy and assurance

Qualifications

• Experience owning safety cases for complex safety-critical systems.
• Strong systems engineering spanning requirements to assurance.
• Knowledge of ISO 26262, ISO 21448, ISO 3450x.

Responsibilities

• Own the safety case strategy and architecture for Wayve's robotaxi and OEM ADAS products.
• Partner with Product, Systems Engineering, AI/ML, Validation, Vehicle Engineering, Software and Operational Safety to define safety requirements and evidence expectations.
• Provide independent technical challenge of safety cases and supporting evidence.
• Coach engineering and product leaders on structured safety argumentation and evidence quality.

Skills

Safety case

Systems engineering

AI safety

Stakeholder management

Independent challenge

Tools

GSN

Job description

Wayve is seeking a Principal Safety Case Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA to own the architecture, strategy and integrity of safety cases for our robotaxi and OEM ADAS products. You will work across Safety Management & Assurance and partner with AI/ML, Validation, and Engineering teams to ensure evidence-driven safety decisions.

You will lead independent safety assurance, identify gaps, and provide recommendations to governance forums while shaping Wayve's broader safety strategy and assurance