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Forensics Engineer

Wayve
Location
Sunnyvale
Posted
17 days ago
Department
AV Engineering
Salary
$209,700 to $238,250
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 3+ years working with complex systems for robotics, autonomous vehicles, or comparable engineered systems
  • Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills to identify and resolve complex issues within robotics and AI systems
  • A systems-thinking mindset, comfortable investigating across the full stack, spanning hardware, software, and models
  • Prior experience designing real-world experiments to prove or disprove hypotheses
  • Great communication skills, able to explain complex technical problems to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Experienced with writing Python, particularly for data analysis; confident in writing scripts for a wide variety of analytic use cases, leveraging AI tools to work more efficiently
Nice to have
  • Practical experience applying and evaluating machine learning models
  • Experience working with safety-critical systems
  • Experience in the automotive, robotics, or AI industries
  • A track record of promoting statistical rigour and experimental best practices in your prior roles
  • Experience working in a fast-moving tech company or startup.
What the job really is

As an Autonomous Driving Forensics Engineer at Wayve, you will investigate issues within the AV stack, conducting root cause analysis and collaborating with various teams to enhance vehicle performance. Your role involves analyzing data, developing automated workflows, and responding to incidents to improve safety and efficiency. You will work cross-functionally, leveraging your critical thinking and communication skills to drive solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits
  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Dynamic and fast-paced work environment with opportunities for growth
  • Culture that is ego-free, respectful, and welcoming
  • Benefits such as an onsite chef, workplace nursery scheme, private health insurance, cycle scheme, therapy, yoga, two onsite bars, large social budgets
  • Hybrid working policy with core working hours.
Things to weigh
  • No specific mention of the technology stack used
  • The role requires comfort with ambiguity and limited information
  • The position may involve high-pressure situations due to the nature of incident response.
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