Wayve
Machine Learning Engineering Manager, Application Software
$370K–$395K
Sunnyvale, California USA +1 · Hybrid · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Location
- Sunnyvale, California USA
Detroit, Michigan USA - Experience
- Prior experience in autonomous vehicles or robotic systems operating at scale; no years specified.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship is available where applicable.
About the job
Leads a US-based team developing and deploying autonomous-driving capabilities adapted to US roads, driving norms, and regulations.
What you'll do
- Build, lead, hire, and mentor the US AV engineering team.
- Guide end-to-end development and production deployment of localized autonomy features with central Autonomy teams.
- Represent Wayve in technical discussions with US OEM partners and coordinate with product and vehicle operations teams.
What they ask for
- Strong robotics and autonomy background, including building and deploying real-world systems.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and grow high-performing engineering teams.
- Broad technical fluency across software engineering, ML, controls, and systems integration.
- Strong communication, product sense, and stakeholder management skills, including OEM-facing work.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with US roads, driving behavior, or AV regulations.
- Strong ML foundation applied to real-time decision-making or perception systems.
Pay
$370,040 – $394,900 (currency not stated; compensation type not stated)
Tools
robotics, machine learning, software engineering, controls, systems integration
AI focus
Leads development of autonomy features for autonomous vehicles; ML expertise is a plus, particularly for real-time decision-making or perception.
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