Senior Forensics Engineer

Job description

About us Founded in 2017, Wayve is the leading developer of Embodied AI technology. Our advanced AI software and foundation models enable vehicles to perceive, understand, and navigate any complex environment, enhancing the usability and safety of automated driving systems. Our vision is to create autonomy that propels the world forward. Our intelligent, mapless, and hardware-agnostic AI products are designed for automakers, accelerating the transition from assisted to automated driving. In our fast-paced environment big problems ignite us—we embrace uncertainty, leaning into complex challenges to unlock groundbreaking solutions. We aim high and stay humble in our pursuit of excellence, constantly learning and evolving as we pave the way for a smarter, safer future. At Wayve, your contributions matter. We value diversity, embrace new perspectives, and foster an inclusive work environment; we back each other to deliver impact. Make Wayve the experience that defines your career! The role As an Autonomous Driving Forensics Engineer in our Detectives team, part of the Model Integration and Release group, you will investigate issues that arise across the full Wayve AV stack. Working closely with teams across the business, you will identify root causes efficiently, test solutions thoroughly, and provide actionable insight that improves overall AV performance. Your role sits at the heart of performance improvement, identifying systemic issues within the full end-to-end stack of our AV vehicles. To do so you will work cross-functionally, interacting with all areas of the business, from hardware and software engineers to roboticists, platform developers, model development and operational teams. We're looking for someone curious, pragmatic, and system-minded: a broad thinker who is comfortable operating with limited information, thrives outside their comfort zone, and lets facts and data drive their conclusions. Just as important is the ability to communicate clearly and build strong working relationships across teams, bringing people with you as you work towards an answer. Key responsibilities: Issue investigation & root cause analysis: Triage on-road data and conduct deep dives into recurring issues, identifying patterns across the fleet to pinpoint root causes across the robot, model, or software. Data analysis & communication: Analyse data and communicate insight…