Wayve
Tech Lead / Manager - Trajectory Generation and Controls
Sunnyvale · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$276k-$311kDetected 47 days ago
PythonC++Machine LearningRoboticsLeadership
About the role
- You will guide a team working across controls, trajectory generation, and the interface with the Wayve AI Driver.
- The role combines technical leadership, team development, and delivery ownership, with the opportunity to shape both near-term product impact and the longer-term evolution of our technology.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the Motion Controls team, providing strong people leadership, technical direction, and clear priorities for an experienced and growing group of engineers.
- Own the team's technical roadmap and delivery across short and long term horizons, translating product and system needs into clear priorities, technical plans, and timely execution.
- Own the interface between the Wayve AI Driver, trajectory generation, and control in a deployed autonomy system.
- Provide strong technical judgment across control, trajectory generation, and adjacent ML-informed system design, holding a high bar for engineering quality, technical rigor, deployed system performance, and motion quality.
- Work with key partners to align technical plans, product needs, and integration constraints in the delivery of robust deployed motion behavior.
- Experience building, shipping, and maintaining production systems, including translating product and system requirements into technical plans and execution.
Requirements
- Expertise in controls, trajectory generation, motion planning, or closely related autonomy problems, including strong understanding of physical system dynamics, closed-loop behavior, and controller design tradeoffs.
- Experience with classical search- or optimization-based motion planning, optimal control, MPC, or related motion-generation methods.
- Experience with automotive-grade software development processes or safety-related standards such as ISO26262 or SOTIF.
- Experience with Python and C++ in production autonomy or robotics systems.
- 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.
Compensation
- This role is a full-time role based in Sunnyvale, CA (hybrid) and the reasonably estimated salary for this role ranges from $276,100 to $311,400, plus a competitive equity package.
Benefits
- Experience working on production systems that incorporate machine learning models, ideally in domains such as prediction, trajectory generation, planning, or control.
Company info
- 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 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!
- In this role, you will lead Wayve's Controls team, an experienced and growing group responsible for delivering robust real-world vehicle motion across our product platforms.
- 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.
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