Wayve
Engineering Technician
Sunnyvale, California USA · Senior · Full-time
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About the role
- This is an opportunity to bring proven technician expertise into a fast-paced robotics environment, establishing best practices while helping the team move quickly without compromising quality.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor and develop a team of Engineering Technicians.
- Own day-to-day lab operations, hardware bring-up, integration and vehicle support activities.
- Execute and oversee electrical, mechanical and system-level builds, modifications and repairs.
- Partner with engineering teams to diagnose complex hardware and integration issues across development programs.
- Develop and improve technician workflows, lab processes and documentation to increase efficiency and quality.
- Support prototype builds, validation activities and engineering change implementation.
- Drive a culture of safety, craftsmanship and continuous improvement within the technician team.
- Experience supporting prototype and low-volume hardware builds through rapid design iterations.
- Strong communication skills and the confidence to collaborate across engineering disciplines.
- Comfortable using Linux, scripting tools or basic software utilities to support engineering workflows.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as an Engineering Technician or Engineering Technician Lead supporting complex hardware products.
- Strong hands-on experience with electrical and mechanical assembly, integration, debugging and rework.
- A strong understanding of lab equipment, test instrumentation and safe working practices.
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology or equivalent practical experience.
Compensation
- This is a full-time role based in our office in Sunnyvale, and the reasonably estimated salary for this role ranges from $209,700 to $266,800, plus a competitive equity package.
Company info
- ABOUT YOU In order to set you up for success as a Senior Engineering Technician at Wayve, we're looking for the following skills and experience.
- 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.
- In order to set you up for success as a Senior Engineering Technician at Wayve, we're looking for the following skills and experience.
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