Senior Embedded Software Test Engineer, Onboard Test Automation

Wayve; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayve is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer on the Onboard Test Automation Team in Sunnyvale. You will validate onboard software across embedded Linux/QNX platforms, build automated tests, and ensure reliable integration before full-vehicle testing.

You'll work with software engineers to close test gaps, triage cross-domain issues, and expand test coverage using CI pipelines and reusable frameworks, accelerating development velocity and product quality.

Qualifications

• Onboard software validation for embedded platforms (Linux/QNX).
• Design and execute automated tests for onboard subsystems.
• Collaborate with software engineers to improve coverage via CI.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute automated tests for onboard software subsystems (OS, middleware, sensors, 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 systems

Automated testing

CI pipelines

Hardware-in-the-loop

Linux

QNX

Job description

Before the detail, here's the challenge you'd help us solve.

We build the embodied intelligence that moves real vehicles safely, and the ecosystem a billion machines will run on in the future. Very few people in AI can say this. Every role here, whatever the team, plugs into that.

About our Engineering Teams

As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer on the Onboard Test Automation Team at Wayve, you will play a key role in validating onboard software systems before they reach full-vehicle testing. You'll work across a range of embedded compute platforms and operating systems to ensure software is reliable, integrated, and ready for real-world deployment. This is a high-impact role where your work directly improves software quality and enables faster iteration across multiple teams. You'll help scale testing by building automated tests and empowering developers to validate their work earlier in the development cycle.

Your day-to-day

• 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

What you'll be working on

• Automated integration and system-level testing for embedded Linux or QNX software.
• Hardware-in-the-loop validation across multiple compute platforms.
• Reliability checks for sensor pipelines, middleware, timing, latency, data integrity, and dropped messages.
• Observability that makes intermittent failures easier to reproduce and diagnose.
• Earlier validation of software changes to reduce risk during full-vehicle testing.
• Test frameworks that improve developer velocity and confidence across Robot Software.

More about Wayve

Wayve is building the leading AI platform for autonomous driving. We are pioneering an end to end AI approach that enables vehicles to learn directly from real world experience, developing the ability to adapt, generalise and improve at scale. Instead of relying on hand coded rules or pre mapped environments, our AI Driver learns to drive by understanding the world around it. The result is technology that navigates complex urban environments with intelligence, precision and natural flow, unlocking meaningful advances in both safety and efficiency. We believe autonomy represents a once in a generation transformation in how people and goods move, comparable to the shift from horses to cars, and from human driven vehicles to intelligent machines. Our ambition is to make autonomy universal. Wayve's mapless and hardware agnostic AI platform integrates with global OEM partners, enabling continuous software evolution and unlocking advanced levels of automation from L2 plus through to L4 as our core AI model scales. In a race increasingly defined by intelligence and real world learning, Wayve is taking a distinct approach, building a generalisable driving intelligence that can power any vehicle, anywhere. By combining embodied AI with scalable deployment, we are creating technology that can be shaped to each OEM brand and driver experience, accelerating the transition to a safer, more intelligent future of mobility.

How we work - Locations & Flexible Working

Our main hubs are in London, Sunnyvale, Yokohama, Herzliya, Vancouver and Leonberg. We operate a hybrid working model that combines in-person collaboration in our dedicated office spaces with focused time working remotely. This gives our teams the connection and energy of working together, alongside the flexibility to do their best work in a way that fits their lives.

The Interview Process

Our process is clear and respectful of your time: Initial