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Director, Application Engineering, US

Wayve · Sunnyvale, California USA · Detroit, Michigan USA

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At a glance

Highlights

  • Lead and grow the US engineering org bringing AI Driver to production vehicles.
  • Own application of core AI autonomy from definition through release and production.
  • Build trusted technical bridge with OEM partners shaping global deployment strategy.

What they offer

  • Salaries benchmarked against the market annually
  • Meaningful equity sharing in long-term success
  • Relocation support and visa sponsorship where applicable
  • Hybrid working with core hours and hands-on workshops and labs
  • Learning and development budgets for training and conferences
  • Comprehensive health, dental, parental leave, retirement and wellbeing benefits

Ideal candidate

Experienced automotive autonomy leader who thrives connecting AI with real vehicles and customers. You enjoy growing senior teams, navigating ambiguity, and owning production delivery with OEM partners.

Requirements

  • Significant engineering and leadership experience within autonomous driving, ADAS, automotive AI or related vehicle technologies
  • Strong understanding of autonomous driving and machine learning, including development, integration, validation and deployment in vehicles
  • Taken new driving features or capabilities from development towards production with technical ownership
  • Delivered complex software or AI-enabled systems within production automotive programmes
  • Built and led multidisciplinary engineering teams
remote policy
Hybrid working with core hours
visa sponsorship
Visa sponsorship available where applicable

Lab profile

About Wayve

London-based AI lab building embodied driving intelligence for autonomous vehicles.

What they build

  • Wayve Driver embodied AI driving software
  • GAIA generative world models for driving
  • LINGO language-grounded driving AI

Known for

  • End-to-end embodied AI for driving
  • Camera-first, mapless autonomy approach
  • Large-scale real-world learning and simulation

Key facts

  • Founded in 2017
  • Headquartered in London, UK
  • Backed by SoftBank Group, NVIDIA and Microsoft
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