Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Test Engineer

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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

As an Autonomous Vehicle Test Engineer at Wayve, you’ll be part of an emerging team shaping how we test, validate, and operate our next-generation autonomous vehicles. You’ll play a critical role in developing the team’s processes, ensuring vehicle readiness, and delivering high-quality test operations that enable our engineers to innovate safely and efficiently. This is an exciting opportunity to join at an early stage, help build the foundations of a growing function, and gain exposure across multiple areas of cutting-edge autonomous technology. 

Key responsibilities:

• Plan, prepare, and execute vehicle tests to support development and validation activities.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to understand testing needs and deliver effective support.
• Manage and develop relationships with external suppliers and service partners.
• Establish and improve team processes, documentation, and best practices for testing operations.
• Support vehicle preparation, maintenance, and readiness for test activities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement as the team grows, taking on broader responsibilities across testing, data, and systems integration.

About you

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

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proficient in using CANalyzer, CANoe, or similar tools for vehicle network analysis and diagnostics.
• Comfortable following update and configuration procedures across various tools and operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and SSH-based environments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experienced in using JIRA, XRay, or equivalent systems for issue tracking, test management, and documentation.
• Proactive and improvement-focused, with the ability to identify opportunities to enhance team processes, tools, and workflows.
• Familiar with proving ground environments and experienced in executing structured vehicle test cases.
• Capable of reviewing, creating, and adhering to Risk Assessments to ensure all testing activities are conducted safely and responsibly.
• Able to interpret technical requirements and translate them into clear, actionable test cases and validation plans.
• Solid understanding of compliance and regulatory requirements within the automotive industry or similar safety-critical domains.
• Knowledge of vehicle instrumentation, data logging, and calibration tools (e.g. Vector tools, ETAS, Racelogic).
• Ability to analyse test data and communicate findings clearly to engineering and programme teams.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience working with autonomous vehicle systems, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), or related technologies.
• Familiarity with Python, MATLAB, or similar scripting tools for data processing and automation.
• Understanding of vehicle networks (CAN, LIN, Ethernet) and diagnostic protocols (UDS, OBD-II).
• Experience contributing to continuous improvement of test methods, safety procedures, or operational efficiency.
• Exposure to hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) or software-in-the-loop (SiL) testing environments.
• Knowledge of functional safety standards (e.g. ISO 26262) or safety management processes.
• Awareness of data management and version control systems (e.g. Git, Jenkins, or similar).

This is a full-time role based in our office in London.  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 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 

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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.