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Engineering Manager, Embedded Automotive Platform

Wayve
Sunnyvale, USA
Full-time
Senior
Hybrid
USD 280000-305000 yearly / year
Discovered 1 months ago
C++RustLinuxQNXNVIDIA Drive OrinQualcomm

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Key Responsibilities

  • 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.

About you

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.

Familiarity with automotive platform concepts (e.g., AUTOSAR Adaptive, middleware/IPC for high-throughput systems).

Experience working with or delivering software on NVIDIA Drive Orin and/or Qualcomm automotive platforms.

Experience delivering platform/software components used broadly across internal teams and by external partners / 3rd parties.

Experience in FuSA and ISO26262 or similar compliance frameworks in fields like medical, aerospace.

This role is a full-time role based in Sunnyvale, CA (hybrid) and the reasonably estimated salary for this role ranges from $280,000 to $305,000, plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is based on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience.

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