Director, AV Product Engineering

Job summary

Responsibilities

As Director of Engineering you will manage the Product Engineering group within our AI Engineering organisation. You will report to the VP of Autonomy. There are four divisions within Autonomy:

• Core AV Technology – Foundation model, model architecture, learning foundations.
• Robotics Technology – Sensing, control, vehicle adaptability technology.
• Product Engineering – This role – NoA, active safety, parking product development.
• Release – Coordinate and automate software + model releases to application teams.
• Define and own the technical vision, strategy and metrics for your area, ensuring its teams and the rest of Wayve are aligned and galvanised.

What they're looking for

• You have delivered successful Autonomy products that rely on complex AI models.
• Management: experience leading complex teams, e.g., multiple management layers or matrixed.
• Domain skills: experience with autonomy products – autopilot/navigation, active safety, parking.
• Product delivery skills: roadmap articulation, interface with leadership & business functions.
• Execution skills: resource allocation, program planning and execution 1-2 years out.