Engineering Manager (Embedded Automotive Platform)

Join Wayve, a leading company in the autonomous vehicle industry. As an Engineering Manager in the Embedded Automotive Platforms team, you will lead a US-based team in building core libraries and standardized APIs that enable Wayve's autonomy software to run reliably across multiple automotive platforms. This is a hands-on role, with 40% of your time spent coding/designing and 60% leading and coaching the team. You will also be responsible for delivering automotive functional safety certified core production libraries and coaching and developing engineers.

• Lead and grow an embedded software team in the US, with plans to scale headcount over time.
• Drive development of portable core libraries and platform abstractions (SDK-style APIs) that enable repeatable deployment of Wayve’s autonomy software to vehicle compute.
• Be responsible for delivering automotive functional safety (FuSA) certified core production libraries.
• Experience delivering software in safety-/quality-conscious environments (automotive strongly preferred), including familiarity with standards/processes such as ASPICE and MISRA
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally and communicate clearly with stakeholders across teams and time zones
• Strong engineering background, including substantial proven experience in embedded system development, preferably in the automotive industry or similar
• Experience managing and developing software engineers, with strong ownership of delivery (planning → execution → quality)
• 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 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 in FuSA and ISO26262 or similar compliance frameworks in fields like medical, aerospace
• Experience delivering platform/software components used broadly across internal teams and by external partners / 3rd parties