Systems Engineer, Robotaxi

Our Product Dependability team connects Wayve's embodied AI technology with the demands of real-world automotive products. Working across systems engineering, safety, cybersecurity and data analysis, the team helps translate AI capabilities into dependable vehicle-level behavior and supports integration with our OEM partners. Wayve is developing driver-out Robotaxi systems that bring together the AI Driver, vehicle platform, sensors and compute, safety mechanisms, Remote Assistance, fleet services and cloud operations. As a Systems Engineer, Robotaxi, you'll work closely alongside our lead Robotaxi System Architect.

Responsibilities

Own systems engineering for defined parts of the Robotaxi architecture, translating use cases, operational concepts and constraints into requirements, interfaces, assumptions and verification-ready specifications; Work directly with OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and Robotaxi operators to define system and product boundaries, leading technical working sessions and design discussions; Support implementation through technical reviews, bring-up planning, issue triage and design-change impact analysis, escalating cross-domain or cross-program tradeoffs to the lead architect and relevant domain owners; Apply the Robotaxi reference architecture to real vehicle programs across sensors, compute, ECU topology, vehicle interfaces and degraded-operation behavior; Work on vehicle/ADS interfaces, Remote Assistance and offboard boundaries, or fleet and cloud integration depending on defined scope

Requirements

Direct, hands-on experience designing, integrating or deploying a Robotaxi or production-intent L4 driver-out system; Systems engineering experience spanning several domains across hardware, embedded software, autonomy, safety, offboard services or operations; Ability to turn use cases and operational concepts into functional decomposition, requirements, interfaces, assumptions, trade studies and verification intent; Experience defining system and product boundaries across organizations, working directly with OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, operators or technology partners; Practical vehicle or robotic-system integration experience and working knowledge of driver-out safety concepts (redundancy, degraded operation, Minimum Risk Manoeuvre, fail-operational behavior, functional safety, SOTIF, safety-case evidence); Comfortable owning a defined scope within a larger reference architecture and communicating complex designs through documents, diagrams, requirements and technical reviews

Nice to have

Experience with Robotaxi launch readiness and operations, including fleet services, Remote Assistance, teleoperation, depot operations, passenger systems or monitoring; Automotive E/E architecture, middleware and sensor/compute integration, including CAN, Automotive Ethernet, SOME/IP, AUTOSAR, DDS, QNX or Linux; calibration, synchronization, diagnostics and redundancy; Requirements and architecture tools such as Jama or MBSE/SysML; Applying a reference architecture across multiple platforms; Understanding how AI model capability, generalization, compute headroom and evidence shape product architecture

Benefits

Salaries benchmarked against the market annually; Meaningful equity; Relocation support and visa sponsorship where applicable; Hybrid working, core hours and the chance to work hands on in vehicle workshops and labs; Learning and development budgets with support for training, conferences and growth; Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, dental, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, retirement or pension where applicable, access to therapists, wellbeing partnerships, team socials and more