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HIL Tools Engineer

Sunnyvale, California USA

product strategy

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.  

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!  

What you will bring to Wayve

You are passionate about building state-of-the-art test platforms and contributing directly to the fidelity, scalability and controllability of our validation tools. You bring a strong engineering mindset and thrive at the intersection of software, hardware and test systems. You care deeply about building robust tools that enable teams to test smarter and faster, and you approach problems with curiosity, innovation, structure and a bias toward automation. Ideally, you’ve made direct contributions to areas where automation, simulation, and embedded integration come together - and you’re motivated to define best practices to grow HIL capability.

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field 
• 5+ years of industry experience in test tooling development or similar domains
• Demonstrated hands-on experience developing HIL emulation, simulation and data replay system
• Strong programming/scripting skills in Python, C/C++
• Solid understanding of HIL systems and simulation platforms
• Experience with general purpose and automotive communication protocols (Eth, CAN, PTP etc)
• Experience developing test platforms that interact with embedded systems and automotive interfaces (e.g., ECU communication, signal emulation)
• Proficiency in Linux or Unix based operating systems, command line tool
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience processing or simulating sensor data (camera, radar, GPS/GNSS) for autonomous systems
• Knowledge of camera interface, GMSL2, GMSL3, FPD-Link III, FPD- Link IV 
• Experience working with serial communication protocols, e.g., UART, USB, I2C
• Experience working with  MATLAB and Simulink
• Experience with real-time, low-latency, and safety-critical systems
• Experience with autonomous systems including robotics and/or autonomous vehicles
• Exposure to vehicle dynamics modeling or closed-loop HIL testing
• Proficiency with agile development tools and environments (Jira, Jama, etc)
• Familiarity with automotive software development requirements and standards, such as ASPICE ,ISO 26262 and ISO 21448 (SOTIF) , with automotive HIL SW and HW products e.g. from Vector and dSPACE and with automotive SW architecture such as AUTOSAR

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.

For more information visit Careers at Wayve. 

To learn more about what drives us, visit Values at Wayve 

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.