System Test Automation Engineer

In this role you will develop automated verification for embedded software and hardware systems at multiple levels, helping ensure safe and reliable vehicle control. You’ll work across software, hardware, and DevOps to improve coverage and traceability, with the opportunity to grow into broader system areas such as sensing and model-behaviour testing. You will build robust HIL tests and automation to accelerate verification and release decisions. This position sits at the intersection of hardware, embedded software and ML, contributing to Wayve’s mission to enable safe, scalable autonomous driving.

• hybrid working
• learning and development budgets
• comprehensive benefits including health insurance and pension
• support for training and conferences
• wellbeing partnerships
• team socials

• Develop automation for system functionality tests across component, integration, and system levels
• Lead root-cause investigations for test failures with cross-disciplinary collaboration
• Analyse test results to identify bugs and report findings with evidence in Jira
• Optimise CI/CD-integrated test workflows for rapid, reliable execution
• Review and follow risk assessments to ensure safe and responsible testing
• Own the design and delivery of automated verification for embedded software in a defined area
• Build HIL replay tests, reliability tests and fault-injection tests
• Automate HIL setups and expand test infrastructure for coverage and traceability
• Integrate requirements, coverage and compliance workflows (Jama, MC/DC, MISRA) and manage artefacts (Artifactory, Azure)
• Develop traceability dashboards and KPIs for data-driven release decisions

• Hands-on system-level verification and validation in robotics, embedded software or mechatronics
• Proficient in Python and experienced with pytest-based automation
• Experience with HIL testing and tooling (CAN, Ethernet, GMSL) and tools from dSPACE, Vector, Xylon
• Understanding of open-loop and closed-loop HIL replay testing with dSPACE or emulators
• Familiarity with automotive safety/process standards (ISO 26262, ASPICE, SOTIF) and test-management tools (Jama, Xray)
• Proficiency in CI/CD concepts and tools (GitLab CI, Buildkite, Bazel)
• Experience in embedded/system-level automotive software testing and L2+ to L4 autonomy
• Knowledge of safety testing protocols (Euro NCAP, AEB, LSS/LKA), UN R171, ISO/SAE 21434, UN R155
• Experience with test dashboards/logging/reports (Grafana, Looker, Datadog, Jira)
• Strong communication across software, hardware, autonomy, DevOps and product teams
• Desirable: experience with agentic AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code)
• Highly self-motivated with a constant improvement mindset

• Clear communication
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Proactive problem-solving
• Python
• pytest
• HIL testing and tooling