Staff Robotics Engineer, AV Core: Fault Detection Lead

Wayve; London (KY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayve is seeking a Staff Robotics Engineer to steer fault detection and fallback for driverless operation within the AV Core organisation. You will shape the technical direction, train robust fault-detection mechanisms, and collaborate with ML, inference, and software engineers to deliver a safe, scalable robotics stack.

You will lead architecture reviews, mentor engineers, and push for rigorous evidence-based decisions to improve overall robot robustness in real-world deployments.

Qualifications

• Robotics experience with real-world deployments.
• Staff-level technical leadership across programmes.
• Strong Python and C++ proficiency for robotics.
• Excellent safety-focused decision making and communication.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical strategy and roadmap for fault detection and fallback in a robotics stack.
• Design and train fault detection mechanisms for robust driverless operation.
• Collaborate across machine learning, software, and robotics teams.
• Lead integration into the shared driving stack and guide architecture reviews.
• Improve overall robustness of the robot system beyond fault detection.

Skills

Robotics

Staff leadership

Python

C++

System design

Safety-critical

Communication

Job description

Wayve is seeking a Staff Robotics Engineer to steer fault detection and fallback for driverless operation within the AV Core organisation. You will shape the technical direction, train robust fault-detection mechanisms, and collaborate with ML, inference, and software engineers to deliver a safe, scalable robotics stack.

You will lead architecture reviews, mentor engineers, and push for rigorous evidence-based decisions to improve overall robot robustness in real-world deployments.