Wayve
Machine Learning Engineering Manager, App SW
Sunnyvale, California USA · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$336k-$382kDetected 100 days ago
Machine LearningStakeholder ManagementRoboticsLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring
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About the role
- We're looking for an exceptional leader to spearhead our new Application Engineering team, a self-sufficient and high-impact group focused on localising and advancing our autonomous driving technology for the US market.
- This is a unique opportunity to shape Wayve's AV capabilities in the US from the ground up.
- We're looking for someone who thrives in self-directed, startup-like conditions, capable of setting a vision, executing fast, and making robust decisions independently - while staying aligned with global engineering efforts.
Responsibilities
- Build and lead a self-sufficient AV development team in the US, hiring and mentoring top talent across Robotics and ML.
- Deliver autonomy capabilities tailored to road conditions and driving norms, in close collaboration with central Autonomy teams.
- Drive full-cycle development: from identifying local autonomy needs, to designing, implementing, testing, and deploying features into production.
- Work closely with OEM partners in the US - representing Wayve's autonomy team in technical discussions, capturing product requirements, and shaping joint development plans.
- To be successful in this role, you'll bring strong technical expertise, proven leadership skills, and a passion for building robust autonomous systems that can adapt to diverse real-world challenges.
- A strong background in robotics and autonomy, with experience building and deploying systems that operate in real-world environments.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and grow high-performing engineering teams, ideally in geographically distributed or independent settings.
Nice to have
- strong experience across AV systems, including robotics and autonomy, is essential.
Skills
- Prior experience in autonomous vehicles or robotic systems operating at scale.
- Familiarity with US's road environment, driving behaviour, or AV regulatory landscape.
- A strong foundation in machine learning and its application to real-time decision-making or perception systems.
- Strong product sense and stakeholder management
Compensation
- This role is a full-time role based in Sunnyvale, CA or Detroit (hybrid) and the reasonably estimated salary for this role ranges from $336,400 to $381,600, plus a competitive equity package.
Benefits
- Excellent communication skills: you're able to clearly convey technical context and strategic vision across cultures and time zones.
Company info
- THE ROLE We're looking for an exceptional leader to spearhead our new Application Engineering team, a self-sufficient and high-impact group focused on localising and advancing our autonomous driving technology for the US market.
- At Wayve we want the best of all worlds so we operate a hybrid working policy that combines time together in our offices and workshops to fuel innovation, culture, relationships and learning, and time spent working from home.
- Strong product sense and stakeholder management skills: you're comfortable interfacing directly with OEM customers and representing engineering in external-facing conversations.
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