Customer Integration Engineer

About the role

Founded in 2017, Wayve is the leading developer of Embodied AI technology. Our advanced AI software and foundation models enable vehicles to perceive, understand, and navigate any complex environment, enhancing the usability and safety of automated driving systems.

Our vision is to create autonomy that propels the world forward. Our intelligent, mapless, and hardware-agnostic AI products are designed for automakers, accelerating the transition from assisted to automated driving.

In our fast-paced environment big problems ignite us—we embrace uncertainty, leaning into complex challenges to unlock groundbreaking solutions. We aim high and stay humble in our pursuit of excellence, constantly learning and evolving as we pave the way for a smarter, safer future.

At Wayve, your contributions matter. We value diversity, embrace new perspectives, and foster an inclusive work environment; we back each other to deliver impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on technical support to customers throughout the development and validation process
• Serve as the bridge between customer vehicle integration teams and Wayve’s internal engineering teams
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to our technology independently
• Escalate complex or critical issues to the appropriate internal stakeholders
• Develop deep understanding of customer systems and APIs (e.g. drive-by-wire) to effectively guide internal teams
• Maintain a system-level perspective to identify root causes, whether vehicle-based or software-related

About you

• Strong problem-solving skills and analytical thinking
• Proven ability to lead investigations into platform or vehicle issues in collaboration with internal and customer teams
• Extensive hands-on experience with development vehicles
• Proficiency with diagnostic and calibration tools (e.g. CANape or similar)
• Familiarity with terminal usage and a willingness to develop basic programming skills
• Solid understanding of vehicle communication protocols (e.g. CAN, Ethernet) and automotive system architectures
• Practical experience working in an automotive environment, ideally with a track record of bringing products to production
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with both customers and internal teams
• Willingness to travel as required

Pay

This role is a full-time role based in Sunnyvale or Detroit (hybrid) and the reasonably estimated salary for this role ranges from $137,300 to $187,000, plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is based on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience.

Schedule

We operate a hybrid working policy that combines time together in our offices and workshops to fuel innovation, culture, relationships and learning, and time spent working from home. We operate core working hours so you can determine the schedule that works best for you and your team.