Engineering Manager, Embedded Automotive Platforms
About The Position
Wayve’s Embedded Automotive Platforms team builds portable, production-grade core libraries and standardized APIs at the boundary between our autonomy stack and real vehicle platforms. Its work enables Wayve software to run reliably across automotive reference platforms and runtime environments, including NVIDIA DRIVE Orin on Linux/QNX and Qualcomm platforms. As Engineering Manager, EAP, you’ll lead and grow a US-based team responsible for foundational software used across real-world experiments and customer programmes. This is a hands-on management role: approximately 40% coding and design, and 60% leadership, coaching, and delivery through the team.
Requirements
- Experience managing and developing software engineers while owning delivery from planning through quality.
- A strong embedded-systems engineering background and can remain hands-on in C++, C, or Rust.
- Led embedded platform, core-library, or similar foundational software work.
- Experience in automotive or another safety- and quality-conscious industry.
- Understand disciplined development practices such as ASPICE, MISRA, ISO 26262, or comparable frameworks.
- Communicate clearly and can align stakeholders across functions and locations.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Linux, QNX, build systems, AUTOSAR Adaptive, middleware/IPC, NVIDIA DRIVE, Qualcomm automotive platforms, or third-party platform delivery.
Responsibilities
- Lead, recruit, and grow an embedded-software team in the US.
- Coach engineers, support career development, and set a high bar for engineering quality.
- Own the team roadmap, turning milestones into clear objectives and delivery plans.
- Align priorities with cross-functional stakeholders and maintain accountability for schedule and quality.
- Stay hands-on through architecture, design, code review, and implementation of critical components.
- Communicate progress, risks, and technical trade-offs across teams and time zones.
Benefits
- Salaries benchmarked against the market annually
- Meaningful equity, sharing in the ownership and long term success of Wayve
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
