Wayve
Director AV Product Engineering
Sunnyvale, California USA · Director · Full-time
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About the role
- Frame autonomous driving as a problem that can be solved by data.
- Define efficient data curriculums to ensure product feature and geographical coverage.
- The role is on the critical path to the financial success of the business.
Responsibilities
- Drive an eval-driven culture to reach KPI targets with high predictability and resource efficiency.
- Build technical capabilities across the division and develop talented engineers as Wayve grows. Build resilient and reliable systems, teams and individuals.
- Work closely with team members to develop career plans and growth trajectories based on each individual's strengths and weaknesses and their own aspirations.
- As Director of Engineering you will manage the Product Engineering group within our AI Engineering organisation.
- Experience applying foundation models to implement specific product features.
Requirements
- You have delivered successful Autonomy products that rely on complex AI models.
- Domain skills: experience with autonomy products - autopilot/navigation, active safety, parking.
Skills
- experience with autonomy products - autopilot/navigation, active safety, parking.
- roadmap articulation, interface with leadership & business functions.
- resource allocation, program planning and execution 1-2 years out.
- Experience working with multiple automotive OEMs.
- Experience with GenAI simulation.
- Experience with cloud platforms, databases, large scale data pipelines.
- Product delivery
- Execution
- Engineering
- code development practices, testing, serviceability.
- Education: BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or similar experience.
Compensation
- The reasonably estimated salary for this role ranges from $440,000 to $580,000, plus a competitive equity package.
Benefits
- Define and own the technical vision, strategy and metrics for your area, ensuring its teams and the rest of Wayve are aligned and galvanised.
- Partner with the senior leadership team to maintain a culture of impact, performance, and health.
Company info
- You will be essential to Wayve's mission, deeply enjoy what you do, take immense pride in being a part of something big, and love pushing the boundaries of what's possible.
- ABOUT YOU In order to set you up for success as an Engineering Director 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.
- You will set the technical direction in your area and ensure that deliverables align with company objectives.
- You will work with leaders across the company to ensure career growth for your teams.
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