Staff Robotics Engineer, Localisation

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 Wayve is seeking a Staff Robotics Engineer, Localisation to lead the technical development of our onboard localisation capability. You will design and productionise state-estimation systems that combine GNSS, IMU and wheel odometry to provide accurate, reliable vehicle motion and pose estimates across diverse vehicles, environments and operating conditions. This is a senior individual-contributor role with responsibility for shaping the localisation architecture and technical roadmap, while remaining deeply involved in algorithm development, implementation, validation and onboard deployment. You will work across robotics, calibration, controls, sensor, vehicle-platform and embedded-software teams to ensure localisation is robust, observable and suitable for real-time production use. You will also provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers working across localisation and the broader state-estimation stack. Key responsibilities: Define and evolve the technical architecture and roadmap for Wayve’s onboard localisation capability, aligned with vehicle programmes and product requirements. Lead the development of robust state-estimation systems that fuse GNSS, IMU and wheel-odometry signals, with scope to incorporate camera-, RADAR- and LiDAR-based measurements. Take localisation solutions from algorithm design and prototyping through production implementation and dep…