Principal System Architect

As a System Architect at Wayve, you shape the overall architecture for the Wayve AI Driver across L0–L4, focusing on near-term L3 eyes-off and L4 driver-out deployments. You will translate use cases into reusable product and integration architectures, define sensor and compute topology, and guide safety-driven decisions. You’ll lead discussions with OEMs and partners to align architecture directions and ensure robust system deployment. This is a scale‑up environment where ownership and cross‑functional collaboration drive real-world autonomous driving progress.

• Meaningful equity
• Relocation support and visa sponsorship
• Hybrid working with core hours
• Learning and development budget
• Health insurance and wellbeing benefits
• Conferences and growth opportunities

• Own end-to-end system architecture, interface contracts, use-case assumptions and decision records.
• Lead technical discussions with OEMs, Tier 1s and partners to align internal architecture owners around a common direction.
• Define ECU and sensor requirements; guide system engineers; support bring‑up, triage and system‑level debugging on vehicles and HiL/ViL benches.
• Shape deployment of Wayve AI Driver across L0–L4, with focus on L3 eyes-off and L4 driver-out.
• Translate use cases, ODD and operational constraints into reusable product, system and integration architecture.
• Define sensor and compute topology, vehicle interfaces, safety mechanisms, redundancy and minimal-risk manoeuvre assumptions.
• Define on-board/off-board architecture for connectivity, remote assistance and fleet operations, including latency and ownership.
• Distinguish core product changes from partner-specific integration to strengthen one architecture.

• Strong experience in system architecture, systems engineering or solution architecture for ADAS/AD, robotics or safety-critical embedded systems.
• Broad understanding of system and vehicle-level architecture, sensors, compute, hardware, embedded software and safety.
• Experience defining and owning end-to-end product or integration architecture for complex cross-functional systems.
• Ability to translate high-level goals into concrete architectural requirements and trade-offs.
• Experience working across multiple technical domains and aligning engineering stakeholders.
• Experience leading technical discussions with OEMs, Tier 1s or external partners.
• Working knowledge of ISO 26262 and ISO 21448 (SOTIF).
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to create architecture documents.
• Hands-on capability to support problem-solving, bring-up and integration trade-offs.

• Strong communication and collaboration
• Stakeholder alignment across cross-functional teams
• Technical leadership in discussions with external partners
• System architecture for ADAS/AD and robotics
• Embedded systems and safety-critical software
• ISO 26262 and SOTIF awareness