Onboard Embedded Software Test Engineer (HiL & CI)

Wayve; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 209,700 - 266,800; Full time

Job summary

Wayve, based in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking an Embedded Software Test Engineer to validate onboard software across embedded compute platforms and ensure reliability before full-vehicle testing.

You will design and execute automated tests, validate behavior on hardware platforms, and collaborate with engineers to close test gaps, while contributing to CI pipelines and reusable test frameworks to accelerate development cycles.

Qualifications

• Experience testing embedded software systems, ideally on Linux or QNX-based platforms.
• Strong programming skills in Python, C++, or similar languages for test development and automation.
• 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

Python

C++

Linux

QNX

Debugging

Tools

Buildkite

Job description

Wayve, based in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking an Embedded Software Test Engineer to validate onboard software across embedded compute platforms and ensure reliability before full-vehicle testing.

You will design and execute automated tests, validate behavior on hardware platforms, and collaborate with engineers to close test gaps, while contributing to CI pipelines and reusable test frameworks to accelerate development cycles.