Principal Validation Tech Lead / Manager, L4 Driverless Autonomy

📋 Description

• Lead validation strategy for advanced driver-assistance and autonomous-driving functions across
• Translate product and safety requirements into measurable coverage, acceptance criteria, and
• Work hands-on with Python-based evaluation tools, metrics, simulation results, and large datasets.
• Analyse validation outcomes and communicate clear evidence to Product, Safety, Release, and
• Coordinate dependencies across data, simulation, evaluation, and engineering teams so validation
• Provide technical leadership and raise the quality bar for systems validation in ambiguous

🎯 Requirements

• You have significant experience validating complex automotive, autonomous-driving, robotics
• You have led validation concepts from initial ambiguity through implementation, execution, and
• You can use Python to implement metrics and work within evaluation codebases; SQL experience is
• You understand simulated and physical testing and can make evidence-based decisions from imperfect
• You communicate crisply, document decisions well, and can align technical stakeholders across
• Experience with ML, computer vision, motion planning, data science, SOTIF, safety validation, or

🎁 Benefits

• 💰 Salaries benchmarked against the market annually
• 📈 Meaningful equity, sharing in Wayve’s long-term success
• ✈️ Relocation support and visa sponsorship where applicable
• ✅ Hybrid working, core hours, and opportunities to work hands-on in vehicle workshops and labs
• 📚 Learning and development support for training, conferences, and growth
• 🩺 Comprehensive location-dependent benefits, including health coverage, family leave, retirement or