ADAS Feature Engineer

ADAS Feature Engineer

Company: Wayve
Location: Leonberg (Hybrid work policy)
Role Type: Full-time

About Wayve:
Founded in 2017, Wayve is a leader in Embodied AI technology, developing advanced AI software and foundation models that enable vehicles to perceive, understand, and navigate complex environments. Our vision is to create autonomy that propels the world forward, accelerating the transition from assisted to automated driving with intelligent, mapless, and hardware-agnostic AI products.

The Role:
We are looking for an ADAS Feature Engineer to build the application-layer software connecting Wayve’s AI capabilities to real vehicle behavior. This role is at the intersection of AI, vehicle systems, active safety, and product delivery. You will develop C++ feature logic, validation tools, and system behaviors for AI-native driving technology to operate robustly in real-world vehicle environments. You will collaborate closely with machine learning, product, vehicle integration, and systems teams to translate model outputs and vehicle data into reliable, testable, and customer-relevant ADAS features.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain C++ application software for ADAS and active-safety-related vehicle features.
• Build feature-level logic on top of AI/ML outputs, including validation, feasibility checks, state machines, fallback behaviors, and safety-aware decision logic.
• Work with ML engineers to understand model outputs, limitations, failure modes, and their translation into vehicle behavior.
• Utilize logs, simulation, replay, and vehicle testing to debug, tune, and validate feature behavior.
• Define and improve metrics, test cases, and validation strategies for ADAS feature performance, robustness, and quality.
• Collaborate with product, systems, vehicle integration, and OEM-facing teams to translate requirements and real-world constraints into engineering solutions.
• Support field testing and iterative development, including investigation of vehicle issues, edge cases, and performance gaps.
• Contribute to software architecture, code quality, tooling, and engineering practices for feature development.

About You (Essential):

• Strong C++ software engineering experience, ideally in production or safety-relevant systems.
• Hands-on experience in ADAS, autonomous driving, robotics, vehicle software, active safety, or closely related domains.
• Practical understanding of vehicle feature development, including real-world testing, simulation, replay, logs, or prototype vehicle debugging.
• Ability to reason about vehicle behavior, sensor/model inputs, timing, failure modes, and feature-level decision logic.
• Experience working cross-functionally with teams such as ML, perception, planning, controls, vehicle integration, product, or systems engineering.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make pragmatic engineering trade-offs under ambiguity.
• A quality mindset, with experience writing testable, maintainable software and using data to validate behavior.

About You (Desirable):

• Experience with ADAS features such as AEB, ISA, AES, ACC, lane keeping, collision avoidance, trajectory validation, or active safety systems.
• Experience at an automotive OEM, Tier 1 supplier, autonomous driving company, robotics company, or vehicle technology startup.
• Familiarity with ML or AI-based autonomy systems.
• Experience with ROS, Linux, Bazel, CMake, Docker, QNX, protobuf, MCAP, CAN, calibration, or vehicle logging systems.
• Experience with vehicle test tracks, public-road testing, HIL/SIL, scenario-based testing, or NCAP-style validation.
• Familiarity with automotive development and testing tools (e.g., CANoe, Vector tools).

Working Arrangement:

• Full-time role based in Leonberg.
• Hybrid working policy combining office and remote work.
• Core working hours to facilitate flexible scheduling.

Wayve is committed to creating an inclusive interview experience. Accommodations can be provided upon request.
We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if not all requirements are met.
Wayve is committed to fostering a diverse, fair, and respectful culture.