Wayve

Engineering Manager, Embedded Automotive Platform

Sunnyvale, California USA · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$280k-$305kDetected 64 days ago

C++LinuxEmbedded SystemsElectrical EngineeringMentoring

About the role

This is a hands-on engineering management role: you'll be expected to spend roughly 40% of your time coding/designing and ~60% leading, coaching, and delivering through the team.

Lead and grow an embedded software team in the US, with plans to scale headcount over time.
Own the team roadmap: translate milestones into clear objectives, align priorities with stakeholders, and track execution to deliver against committed milestones.
Drive development of portable core libraries and platform abstractions (SDK-style APIs) that enable repeatable deployment of Wayve's autonomy software to vehicle compute.
Coach and develop engineers
Stay hands-on: contribute to architecture and design, review code, and personally implement critical pieces where needed.
Experience managing and developing software engineers, with strong ownership of delivery (planning → execution → quality).
Strong background in developing software for embedded systems using high-performance system languages like C++ and/or Rust, with the ability to be hands-on (coding + design).
Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally and communicate clearly with stakeholders across teams and time zones.
Coach and develop engineers; set high standards for engineering excellence, maintainability, and delivery discipline.
Experience working with or delivering software on NVIDIA Drive Orin and/or Qualcomm automotive platforms.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
Experience with Linux and/or QNX, build systems, and platform integration.

Experience delivering software in safety-/quality-conscious environments (automotive strongly preferred), including familiarity with standards/processes such as ASPICE and MISRA.

This role is a full-time role based in Sunnyvale, CA (hybrid) and the reasonably estimated salary for this role ranges from $280,000 to $305,000, plus a competitive equity package.

Experience in FuSA and ISO26262 or similar compliance frameworks in fields like medical, aerospace.

Guide reference platform adaptation and integration, ensuring our libraries run reliably across target environments (Linux/QNX and automotive SoCs).
Be responsible for delivering automotive functional safety (FuSA) certified core production libraries.

This listing is sourced directly from Wayve's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.