Forensics Engineer
Core
Investigate root causes of issues across the full autonomous vehicle stack (robot, model, software) using on-road data, simulations, and cross-functional collaboration to improve AV performance and safety.
Role type
Senior IC forensics engineer (autonomous driving)
Builds
Actionable insights, automated investigation workflows, and safety improvements for the Wayve AV fleet
Domain
Autonomous driving / Robotics / AI
Deliverable
Dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Root cause analysis, Python for data analysis, systems thinking, experimental design, incident response, cross-functional collaboration, simulation debugging, data visualization
Preferred skills
Machine learning model evaluation, safety-critical systems experience, automotive/robotics/AI industry background, statistical rigour
Technologies
Python, simulation tools, dashboards, visualisation tools
Responsibilities
Triage on-road data and conduct deep dives into recurring issues; Analyse data and communicate insights via dashboards; Work with engineering, model, and safety teams including taking rides in vehicles; Develop automated workflows and investigation playbooks; Leverage simulation to reproduce and debug issues; Investigate on-road incidents to establish causes and feed lessons back to teams
