Engineering Manager; Embedded Automotive Platform

Requirements

• Experience managing and developing software engineers, with strong ownership of delivery (planning → execution → quality)
• Strong engineering background, including substantial proven experience in embedded system development, preferably in the automotive industry or similar
• Strong background in developing software for embedded systems using high‑performance system languages like C++ and/or Rust, with the ability to be hands‑on (coding + design)
• Experience delivering software in safety‑/quality‑conscious environments (automotive strongly preferred), including familiarity with standards/processes such as ASPICE and MISRA
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross‑functionally and communicate clearly with stakeholders across teams and time zones
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• (Desirable) Experience with Linux and/or QNX, build systems, and platform integration
• (Desirable) Familiarity with automotive platform concepts (e.g., AUTOSAR Adaptive, middleware/IPC for high‑throughput systems)
• (Desirable) Experience working with or delivering software on NVIDIA Drive Orin and/or Qualcomm automotive platforms
• (Desirable) Experience delivering platform/software components used broadly across internal teams and by external partner / 3rd parties
• (Desirable) Experience in FuSA and ISO
  26262 or similar compliance frameworks in fields like medical, aerospace

• As an Engineering Manager in the Embedded Automotive Platforms (EAP) team, you’ll lead a US‑based team building portable, production‑grade core libraries and standardized APIs that sit at the boundary between Wayve’s autonomy stack and real vehicle platforms
• Your team’s work enables Wayve software to run reliably across multiple automotive reference platforms and runtime environments (e.g., NVIDIA Drive Orin on Linux/QNX, Qualcomm platforms), accelerating real‑world AV experiments and customer programs
• This is a hands‑on engineering management role: you’ll be expected to spend roughly 40% of your time coding/designing and ~60% leading, coaching, and delivering through the team
• Lead and grow an embedded software team in the US, with plans to scale headcount over time
• Own the team roadmap: translate milestones into clear objectives, align priorities with stakeholders, and track execution to deliver against committed milestones
• Drive development of portable core libraries and platform abstractions (SDK‑style APIs) that enable repeatable deployment of Wayve’s autonomy software to vehicle compute
• Guide reference platform adaptation and integration, ensuring our libraries run reliably across target environments (Linux/QNX and automotive SoCs)
• Be responsible for delivering automotive functional safety (FuSA) certified core production libraries
• Coach and develop engineers; set high standards for engineering excellence, maintainability, and delivery discipline
• Stay hands‑on: contribute to architecture and design, review code, and personally implement critical pieces where needed