Senior Validation Engineer, Autonomous Driving Systems

Wayve; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 276,000 - 303,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Equity package

Job summary

Wayve’s AI Validation Division builds trust in the Wayve AI Driver for our customers. As a Staff Validation Engineer, you will lead the development, execution, and reporting of validation for L2+ Driving Features.

Collaborating with systems engineers and data scientists, you will leverage Wayve’s simulation and evaluation technology, and meet emerging AV industry standards as autonomy transitions to learned models.

Qualifications

• Clear, concise communicator with excellent documentation skills.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in evidence-based decision-making.
• Hands‑on experience evaluating and validating complex engineered systems.
• Experience working in autonomy for driving, robotics, or related products.
• Proficiency in Python to implement metrics and work with evaluation codebase.
• Experience with both simulated and physical testing environments for autonomous systems.
• Experience analyzing and reporting validation results.
• Demonstrated ownership driving validation concepts from ideation to implementation in ambiguous environments.
• Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Aerospace, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive validation strategy across test modalities to assess L2+ Driving Features.
• 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 team dependencies to enable timely, scalable, and automated validation execution.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Architecture, Data, Simulation, and Autonomy leads to design and implement comprehensive yet efficient test strategies.

Skills

Communication

Python

Analytical skills

Documentation

Evidence-based decision making

Hands-on validation

Autonomy experience

Test strategy development

Education

B.S. in Computer Science

Degree in Robotics

Degree in Aerospace

Tools

SQL

Job description

Wayve’s AI Validation Division builds trust in the Wayve AI Driver for our customers. As a Staff Validation Engineer, you will lead the development, execution, and reporting of validation for L2+ Driving Features.

Collaborating with systems engineers and data scientists, you will leverage Wayve’s simulation and evaluation technology, and meet emerging AV industry standards as autonomy transitions to learned models.