Software Engineer, System Tests

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About us   

Founded in 2017, Wayve is the leading developer of Embodied AI technology.  Our advanced AI software and foundation models enable vehicles to perceive, understand, and navigate any complex environment, enhancing the usability and safety of automated driving systems.

Our vision is to create autonomy that propels the world forward.  Our intelligent, mapless, and hardware-agnostic AI products are designed for automakers, accelerating the transition from assisted to automated driving. 

In our fast-paced environment big problems ignite us—we embrace uncertainty, leaning into complex challenges to unlock groundbreaking solutions. We aim high and stay humble in our pursuit of excellence, constantly learning and evolving as we pave the way for a smarter, safer future.

At Wayve, your contributions matter.  We value diversity, embrace new perspectives, and foster an inclusive work environment; we back each other to deliver impact.  

Make Wayve the experience that defines your career!  

The Role

Wayve's Hardware & Systems Test team is at the intersection of Hardware, Embedded Software and Machine Learning Models. Testing takes place at component, system and vehicle levels. We excel at finding the most efficient and effective way of using our resources to get the most valuable results for the company.
We are looking for a new team member to join our group to help us scale up our efforts across embedded software verification. This role can expand into other areas of the system such as sensing, model behavior testing depending on the needs of the company and the experience of the individual.
Ideal candidate is a self starter and has a keen eye for improvement across multiple engineering domains.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and execute system functionality tests at the component, integration, and vehicle levels across software and hardware boundaries.
• Architect and scale Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) test setups to support test coverage expansion and debug workflows.
• Developing automation tests using python/pytest and familiarity with tools like bazel, buildkite & analysis using tools like DataDog/looker. 
• Lead root cause investigations for failures identified during test campaigns, collaborating across hardware, software, and DevOps teams.
• Optimize CI/CD-integrated test workflows to ensure rapid, reliable, and repeatable test execution.
• Integrate third-party verification tools including JAMA (requirements), MC/DC (coverage), MISRA (style compliance), and manage artifacts via systems such as Artifactory and azure.
• Uncover potential software and hardware bugs through increased test coverage and reporting through JIRA
• Prior experience on automotive standards like ISO26262 , ASPICE , SOTIF and SDK testing 
• Develop Open loop and closed Loop Replay HIL tests, Reliability & Fault injection for automation, traceability metrics, dashboards for verification and release.
• Define and track KPIs and quality metrics for system testing, supporting data-driven validation and release decisions.
• Identify and implement infrastructure improvements to enhance test coverage, failure traceability, and compliance reporting.

About You

In order to set you up for success as a System Test Engineer at Wayve, we’re looking for the following skills and experience.

Essential

• Hands-on experience with system-level verification and validation in robotics, embedded software, or mechatronic systems.
• Previous Experience on HIL testing and tools using CAN, ethernet GMSL, dSPACE, Vector,Xylon etc.. 
• Strong proficiency in Python, with experience developing automation test frameworks using PyTest.
• Proven ability in interface-level testing, including hardware/software interactions and embedded interfaces.
• Experience integrating software quality assurance tools and standards (ASPICE, SOTIF, ISO26226, JAMA, X-RAY).
• Proficient in CI/CD principles and related tooling (e.g., GitLab CI, BuildKite, Bazel).
• Experience with test automation dashboards, logging, and reporting infrastructure (e.g., Grafana, Looker, Datadog, JIRA).
• Experience in developing or testing automotive software and Strong cross-functional communication skills; ability to work collaboratively across software, hardware, Autonomy, DevOps, and product teams.

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. We operate core working hours so you can determine the schedule that works best for you and your team.

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.

For more information visit Careers at Wayve. 

To learn more about what drives us, visit Values at Wayve 

DISCLAIMER: We will not ask about marriage or pregnancy, care responsibilities or disabilities in any of our job adverts or interviews. However, we do look to capture information about care responsibilities, and disabilities among other diversity information as part of an optional DEI Monitoring form to help us identify areas of improvement in our hiring process and ensure that the process is inclusive and non-discriminatory.