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Controls Engineer

Wayve
Location
London
Posted
20 days ago
Department
AV Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Strong fundamentals in control theory, with depth in optimization, model-predictive control, numerical methods or dynamical systems
  • Practical experience developing, tuning and validating control or motion systems on real world physical systems
  • Strong software engineering skills, with experience building reliable production-quality systems in C++
  • Experience with latency-sensitive or real-time software
  • Ability to reason about and debug system-level behaviour in complex robotic systems across software and hardware
Nice to have
  • Applied experience with model predictive control, trajectory optimization, motion planning etc.
  • Direct experience with mobile robotics or autonomous vehicle systems
  • Experience in the automotive industry, including ADAS or vehicle controls
  • Experience with safety-critical systems, validation, and relevant industry standards (e.g. ISO 26262)
  • Applied machine learning experience, or experience developing systems that integrate with ML components
What the job really is

As a Controls Engineer at Wayve, you will focus on developing and enhancing vehicle trajectory and motion controllers that translate AI outputs into safe vehicle motion. Your daily tasks will include integrating and validating control algorithms, maintaining software architecture, and conducting testing in various scenarios. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in the autonomous vehicle industry alongside a team of experts.

Benefits
  • Hybrid working policy that combines time in the office and remote work
Things to weigh
  • No salary listed
  • Focus on real-time and latency-sensitive software may imply high-pressure development environment
  • Experience with safety-critical systems is preferred, indicating a potentially complex regulatory environment
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