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# Hardware Engineer at Wayve

- **Company:** Wayve
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-03-30
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://wayve.firststage.co/jobs?gh_jid=8483422002

## Job description

## About us

Founded in 2017, Wayve is the leading developer of Embodied AI technology.  Our advanced AI software and foundation models enable vehicles to perceive, understand, and navigate any complex environment, enhancing the usability and safety of automated driving systems.

Our vision is to create autonomy that propels the world forward.  Our intelligent, mapless, and hardware-agnostic AI products are designed for automakers, accelerating the transition from assisted to automated driving.

In our fast-paced environment big problems ignite us—we embrace uncertainty, leaning into complex challenges to unlock groundbreaking solutions. We aim high and stay humble in our pursuit of excellence, constantly learning and evolving as we pave the way for a smarter, safer future.

At Wayve, your contributions matter.  We value diversity, embrace new perspectives, and foster an inclusive work environment; we back each other to deliver impact.

Make Wayve the experience that defines your career!

## The Role

We are seeking an experienced Hardware Engineer to join our Hardware team and play a key role in developing next-generation autonomous driving compute platforms. This role focuses on low-level electronics design, embedded systems, and high-performance compute integration translating autonomy requirements into robust, scalable hardware systems.

You will work hands-on with cutting-edge computing platforms, collaborating across hardware, software, and systems teams to design, bring up, and validate mission-critical electronics that enable embodied AI.

## Key Responsibilities

- Design and develop embedded electronics systems for autonomous driving applications
- Architect and implement compute platforms for ML workloads
- Collaborate with software and autonomy teams to optimize hardware for performance, reliability, and scalability
- Own board-level design, bring-up, validation, and debugging across hardware and software boundaries
- Develop high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, USB, and related technologies in an automotive environment
- Work with mechanical engineering teams to design robust electronics hardware
- Lead schematic design, PCB layout reviews, and signal integrity considerations
- Create design and product specification documentation for electronics hardware
- Work with suppliers and manufacturing partners to ensure design robustness and production readiness

## About You

Essential:

- 7+ years of experience in electronics or embedded systems design
- Strong experience with board-level design, bring-up, and debugging
- Deep understanding of embedded systems and compute architectures
- Experience with high-speed digital interfaces (e.g., PCIe, Ethernet, USB)
- Strong debugging skills across hardware and software systems
- Familiarity with Linux-based systems and embedded environments
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., C, C++, Python)
- Ability to architecture and analyze complex systems
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Desirable Experience

- Experience designing hardware for AI/ML workloads or high-performance computing systems
- Experience with signal integrity, power integrity, and high-speed PCB design
- Knowledge of networking systems and protocols (Ethernet, TCP/IP, etc.)
- Experience with firmware or low-level software development (bootloaders, drivers, BSPs)
- Familiarity with NVIDIA and Qualcomm SoC applications
- Experience working with contract manufacturers and scaling hardware to production
- Autonomous vehicle, robotics, or other safety-critical system experience

This role is a full-time role based in Sunnyvale, CA (hybrid) and the reasonably estimated salary for this role ranges from $185,800 to $247,800, plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is based on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. Wayve is committed to creating an inclusive interview experience. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to participate fully in our interview process, please let us know.

We understand that everyone has a unique set of skills and experiences and that not everyone will meet all of the requirements listed above. If you’re passionate about self-driving cars and think you have what it takes to make a positive impact on the world, we encourage you to apply.

At Wayve we're committed to creating a diverse, fair and respectful culture that is inclusive of everyone based on their unique skills and perspectives, and regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, pregnancy or related condition  (including breastfeeding) or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

For more information visit [Careers at Wayve.](https://wayve.ai/careers/)

To learn more about what drives us, visit [Values at Wayve](https://wayve.ai/careers/)

For US candidates only, please visit [E-Verify Notice](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N46n3iN0AG8EPEO-hCanyyv7hzz8KgT_/view?usp=sharing) and [Participation and Right to Work](https://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/employment/RightToWork.pdf)

DISCLAIMER: We will not ask about marriage or pregnancy, care responsibilities or disabilities in any of our job adverts or interviews. However, we do look to capture information about care responsibilities, and disabilities among other diversity information as part of an optional DEI Monitoring form to help us identify areas of improvement in our hiring process and ensure that the process is inclusive and non-discriminatory.

## About Wayve

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Wayve is building a general-purpose, embodied AI driving intelligence that learns from data and scales across vehicles, geographies, and applications.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Alex Kendall (Co-founder & CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Autonomous Vehicle Technology / Embodied AI
- **Target customers**: B2B — Automakers (OEMs), logistics partners, and mobility networks (e.g., Uber)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To reimagine autonomous mobility with embodied intelligence, aiming to make mobility safer, smarter, and more accessible for everyone.

## Products & Services
- **[Wayve AI Driver]**: A mapless, vehicle-agnostic, end-to-end AI software platform that runs entirely on onboard vehicle compute and native sensors. It delivers all levels of autonomy, from hands-off and eyes-off driving to robotaxis. The system is designed to be sensor and hardware-agnostic, scalable to new roads and cities without HD maps, and learns to drive using data.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$2.8B** across 4 rounds (as of May 2026). Estimated annual revenue of **$1.6B** (LinkedIn estimate, likely based on total funding and growth trajectory, not public filings).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: SoftBank Group (lead, Series C), NVIDIA, Microsoft, Uber. Partners include Ocado Group, Asda, DPD, and world-class automakers.
- **Growth Signals**: 
    - Raised a $1.05B Series C in May 2024.
    - Uber invested to put future Wayve-powered vehicles on the Uber network globally.
    - First and only AV company to test a single global AI Driver model across **500+ cities** in Europe, North America, and Japan.
    - Headcount grew **84.0% YoY** to approximately 718 employees.
    - Operates in 23 countries.
    - Opened a second office in Mountain View, California.
    - Introduced breakthrough AI models GAIA-1 and LINGO-1 for generative AI in driving.

## Competitive Advantages
- **End-to-end AI approach**: Unlike many competitors using rule-based or modular approaches, Wayve uses a single, deep learning-based model that learns to drive from data.
- **Mapless technology**: Does not require expensive, high-definition (HD) maps, allowing rapid scaling to new cities and roads.
- **Vehicle-agnostic**: Software can be integrated into any vehicle type (cars, delivery vans, etc.) with any sensor suite, making it a platform for multiple OEMs.
- **Data-driven safety**: The AI learns from data and is designed to handle unexpected and unseen situations, with a focus on "deep world understanding."
- **Strong strategic partnerships**: Backed by tech giants (NVIDIA, Microsoft) and a mobility leader (Uber), providing both capital and go-to-market channels.

## Strategic Focus
- **Deploying Embodied AI at scale**: Moving from R&D to commercial products for automakers and logistics partners.
- **Global expansion**: Testing and deploying the AI Driver across diverse geographies (Europe, North America, Japan) to build a robust, generalizable driving intelligence.
- **Productizing for OEMs**: Developing the first Embodied AI product for production vehicles, led by President Erez Dagan (ex-Mobileye).
- **Last-mile delivery**: Commercial partnerships with Ocado Group, Asda, and DPD to trial AV technology on urban delivery routes.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven**: Work on one of the hardest technological problems of our time — building safe, scalable autonomous mobility.
- **Innovative environment**: Pioneering end-to-end deep learning and embodied AI, with opportunities to work on groundbreaking research and products (GAIA-1, LINGO-1).
- **Culture**: Values include "Aim high. Stay humble," "Back each other to deliver impact," and "Humanity is core." Emphasis on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB).
- **Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)**: Active communities including Black Excellence Network, Women Who Code, Neurodivergents at Wayve, and Wayve Veterans Network.
- **Benefits**: Competitive compensation (cash + equity), private healthcare, mental health resources (Spill), learning & development budgets, paid time off, and social clubs.
- **Work environment**: Hybrid/office setup with HQ in London and offices in Mountain View, CA, and Israel.
- **Growth opportunities**: Rapidly scaling company (84% headcount growth YoY) with 113 active job postings, offering significant career development.

## Sources
1. [wayve.ai](https://wayve.ai/)
2. [wayve.ai/careers](https://wayve.ai/careers/)
3. [wayve.ai/company](https://wayve.ai/company/)
4. [wayve.ai/company/leadership-team](https://wayve.ai/company/leadership-team/)
5. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/wayve-technologies)

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