Motion Controls Tech Lead for Autonomous Driving

OpenDigital Limited; Sunnyvale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayve is seeking a Motion Controls Team Lead to guide a talented group responsible for real-world vehicle motion across product platforms. You will shape technical direction, own the team roadmap, and ensure robust integration with the Wayve AI Driver, trajectory generation, and control systems.

You will mentor engineers, balance short- and long-term goals, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver high-quality autonomous capabilities in a hybrid work model (Sunnyvale or London

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineers and setting priorities.
• Experience autonomy systems for vehicles or robotics.
• Production systems with ML models.
• Strong understanding of dynamics and control.
• Experience with software production code.

Responsibilities

• Lead Motion Controls team and set priorities.
• Own technical roadmap and delivery.
• Interface between Wayve AI Driver, trajectory generation, and control.
• Maintain high engineering standards and system performance.
• Collaborate with partners to align plans.

Skills

People leadership

Technical leadership

Autonomy systems

Controls design

Trajectory generation

Production ML

Cross-team collaboration

Software engineering

Python

C++

Tools

Python

C++

Job description

Wayve is seeking a Motion Controls Team Lead to guide a talented group responsible for real-world vehicle motion across product platforms. You will shape technical direction, own the team roadmap, and ensure robust integration with the Wayve AI Driver, trajectory generation, and control systems.

You will mentor engineers, balance short- and long-term goals, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver high-quality autonomous capabilities in a hybrid work model (Sunnyvale or London