Senior Field Engineer
Core
Senior individual contributor providing hands-on technical support and operational leadership for Wayve's global autonomous vehicle fleet, resolving complex software and hardware issues to ensure safety and reliability.
Role type
Senior Field Engineer (Autonomous Vehicle Operations)
Builds
Operational stability and safety for Wayve's global fleet of autonomous vehicles
Domain
Autonomous driving, robotics, automotive fleet operations
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Advanced vehicle software/hardware diagnostics, software debugging (logs, deployments, failure modes), incident management, project ownership, cross-functional collaboration, tooling improvement
Preferred skills
On-road testing operations, ADAS/autonomous vehicle systems, software engineering collaboration, senior/lead-in-practice experience
Technologies
Datadog, Mender, JIRA (via careerplan.io/jobs/a13b20c8-c608-4cf2-8a92-18c806efd89e-senior-field-engineer-at-wayve)
Responsibilities
Lead resolution of complex vehicle software and hardware issues, act as escalation point for high-severity faults, set technical priorities, mentor other engineers, own projects and processes end-to-end, drive solutions for recurring fleet issues, improve tooling and workflows, document technical learnings
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with autonomy and mentorship responsibilities