Principal Vehicle Integration Lead

Job description

Before the detail, here's the challenge you'd help us solve. We build the embodied intelligence that moves real vehicles safely, and the ecosystem a billion machines will run on in the future. Very few people in AI can say this. Every role here, whatever the team, plugs into that. Here’s what this particular role covers. VEHICLE INTEGRATION LEAD 🛠️ About our Engineering Teams As a Vehicle Integration Lead at Wayve, you’ll provide technical leadership for the electrical architecture, integration, validation and delivery of our autonomous driving systems across vehicle platforms. This role sits at the intersection of electrical and mechanical engineering, vehicle systems, autonomous driving hardware, software and integration. You’ll lead the integration of compute, sensing, power, communications and supporting hardware into development and production-intent vehicles, ensuring systems perform reliably and safely in real-world environments. You’ll work closely with Systems Engineering, Embedded Software, Autonomy, Safety, Vehicle Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, OEM partners and external suppliers. You’ll provide technical direction while remaining close to the engineering—leading design decisions, troubleshooting complex integration issues and driving programs through validation and vehicle readiness. 🧠 Your day-to-day You’ll own vehicle integration from early architecture and requirements through prototype builds, bring-up, validation, production readiness and deployment. You’ll define system requirements, interfaces, architecture and integration strategies while ensuring hardware, software and base-vehicle systems operate together as one cohesive system. You’ll lead architecture and design reviews, make technical trade-offs across performance, reliability, safety, packaging, manufacturability, cost and schedule, and work hands-on during critical vehicle integration and testing. You’ll also partner directly with OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, contract manufacturers, upfitters and integration partners to resolve technical challenges and move programs toward production readiness. 🧩 What you’ll be working on: - Leading the electrical architecture, mechanical design and vehicle integration of Wayve’s autonomous driving hardware across multiple development vehicle platforms. - Owning integration from early vehicle architecture and requirements through prototype builds, validation, production readiness and deployment. - Leading integration of high-performance compute platforms; cameras, radar, lidar, GNSS, IMUs and other perception and supporting sensors; power distribution and management systems; ECUs and embedded electronics; CAN, LIN, Automotive Ethernet and other vehicle networks; wiring harnesses and connectors; and custom electronics and PCBAs. - Defining system requirements, interfaces, architecture and integration strategies for new vehicle platforms. - Partnering with Software, Systems, Autonomy, OEMs and assembly partners to ensure hardware and software interfaces are clearly defined and validated. - Leading architecture and design reviews and making technical trade-offs across performance, reliability, safety, packaging, manufacturability, cost and schedule. - Driving vehicle-level integration, bring-up, commissioning and validation. - Leading troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of complex integration issues spanning vehicles, hardware and software. - Developing verification and validation strategies to ensure systems meet performance, reliability, environmental and safety requirements. - Identifying technical risks early and driving mitigation plans through development and vehicle launch. - Partnering with Functional Safety and Systems Engineering to ensure the electrical architecture supports applicable safety requirements. - Working directly with OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, contract manufacturers, upfitters and integration partners to establish technical requirements and resolve integration challenges. - Partnering with Supply Chain and Manufacturing on component selection, supplier technical evaluations, production readiness and engineering changes. - Supporting prototype and vehicle builds, including issue triage and resolution during critical integration and test activities. - Establishing and continuously improving electrical engineering standards, design practices, documentation and vehicle integration processes. - Mentoring electrical engineers and providing technical guidance across programs. 🙌 You should apply if: - You have significant experience in electrical and mechanical engineering, vehicle integration, autonomous vehicles, ADAS, robotics or advanced mobility. - You have a deep understanding of vehicle electrical and electronic architectures. - You have demonstrated experience integrating complex electrical systems into development or production vehicles and taking vehicle hardware from requirements and architecture through prototyp