Staff Validation Systems Engineer

To succeed as a Validation Systems Engineer at Wayve, you’ll bring the following skills and experience:

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 — whether through simulated scenario development, real-world testing, or both.

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, fast-paced environments.

Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Aerospace, or a related field.

Background in ML, Computer Vision, Motion Planning, or Data Science.

Experience with SOTIF and safety validation.

Skilled in evaluating and validating learned or adaptive behaviors.

Experience with modern AI tools and agentic workflows

Experience analyzing large datasets with SQL

Deep understanding of driving behavior and how to measure driving performance.

This is a full-time role based in our office in Sunnyvale, CA. At Wayve we want the best of all worlds so we operate a hybrid working policy that combines time together in our offices and workshops to fuel innovation, culture, relationships and learning, and time spent working from home. The reasonably estimated salary for this role ranges from $276,100-$303,000, plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is based on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience.

Wayve is committed to creating an inclusive interview experience. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to participate fully in our interview process, please let us know.

We understand that everyone has a unique set of skills and experiences and that not everyone will meet all of the requirements listed above. If you’re passionate about self-driving cars and think you have what it takes to make a positive impact on the world, we encourage you to apply. At Wayve we're committed to creating a diverse, fair and respectful culture that is inclusive of everyone based on their unique skills and perspectives, and regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding) or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

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