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Mechanical Design Engineer

Wayve · London, United Kingdom

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At a glance

Highlights

  • Design mechanical integration for compute and sensors across vehicle platforms.
  • Build test rigs and fixtures to validate real-world autonomous systems.
  • Take concepts from prototype into manufacture with leading auto partners.

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 workshop work
  • Learning and development budgets for training and conferences
  • Comprehensive health, dental, parental leave, pension and wellbeing benefits

Ideal candidate

Hands-on mechanical engineer who loves taking ideas from concept to manufactured reality and thrives with ownership in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience in mechanical or design engineering with portfolio of relevant work
  • Proficient in SolidWorks, ideally SolidWorks PDM, including master models and multi-part assemblies
  • Experience with sheet metal, machining, vacuum casting and 3D printing with design-for-manufacture judgement
  • Strong experience designing and building test jigs, rigs and fixtures hands-on in workshop
  • Strong 2D drawing and assembly skills, BOM management and working knowledge of GD&T
  • Experience using risk assessment methods such as FMEA or DFMEA
remote policy
Hybrid working with core hours
visa sponsorship
Visa sponsorship available where applicable
hiring process
Applicants are required to submit a portfolio showcasing relevant work alongside their resume

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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