IT & Software

Engineering Manager, Embedded Automotive Platforms

wayve

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

Overview

As Engineering Manager, EAP, you lead a US-based embedded-software team that drives production-grade core libraries and APIs for vehicle platforms. You balance hands-on design and coding with coaching and delivery leadership, shaping the team’s roadmap and cross-functional priorities. You’ll work on portable libraries, reference-platform adaptation, and safe, scalable platform abstractions for real-world autonomy programmes. This role blends technical depth with people leadership in a mission-driven company.

Pay / Benefits
  • salary benchmarked against market
  • meaningful equity
  • relocation support and visa sponsorship
  • hybrid working with core hours
  • learning and development budgets
  • comprehensive benefits (health/dental, enhanced leave, retirement/pension)
Responsibilities
  • Lead and grow the US embedded-software team
  • Coach engineers and drive career development
  • Own the team roadmap with clear milestones and delivery plans
  • Align priorities with cross-functional stakeholders and ensure schedule and quality
  • Remain hands-on with architecture, design, code review, and critical components
  • Communicate progress, risks, and trade-offs across teams and time zones
  • Develop portable core libraries and SDK-style APIs for vehicle deployments
  • Enable reference-platform adaptation across Linux, QNX, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, and others
  • Deliver safety- and quality-conscious software, including FuSA-certified libraries when applicable
  • Build scalable technical and organizational foundations for team growth
  • Provide reliable software components used by internal teams, OEMs, and partners
Key requirements
  • Experience managing software engineers from planning to delivery
  • Strong embedded-systems background with hands-on proficiency in C++, C, or Rust
  • Track record leading embedded platform or core-library projects
  • Experience in automotive or safety-critical industries
  • Familiarity with disciplined development processes (ASPICE, MISRA, ISO 26262)
  • Clear communication and stakeholder alignment across functions and locations
  • Experience with Linux, QNX, build systems, AUTOSAR Adaptive, middleware/IPC, NVIDIA DRIVE, Qualcomm platforms
  • clear communication
  • stakeholder alignment
  • coaching and mentorship
  • C++
  • C
  • Rust

Reference: WJ-747_31203218

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