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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 19 days Wayve's roles stay open a median of 40 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 40% of Wayve's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Wayve
- high 77 stale, 1 reposted of 169 open
- Hiring momentum
- 201 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Wayve's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Wayve.
About this role
The Principal Vehicle Integration Lead at Wayve will provide technical leadership for the integration and validation of autonomous driving systems across various vehicle platforms. This role involves overseeing the electrical architecture and mechanical design, ensuring reliable performance in real-world conditions, and collaborating with multiple teams including Systems Engineering, Embedded Software, and OEM partners. The position requires hands-on troubleshooting and the ability to lead complex integration projects from prototype to production readiness.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Wayve as an employer.
What you need
- Significant experience in electrical and mechanical engineering, vehicle integration, autonomous vehicles, ADAS, robotics, or advanced mobility
- Deep understanding of vehicle electrical and electronic architectures
- Demonstrated experience integrating complex electrical systems into development or production vehicles
- Experience taking vehicle hardware from requirements and architecture through prototype integration, validation, and production readiness
- Strong knowledge of vehicle power distribution and power management
- Automotive compute and ECUs
Nice to have
- Direct experience developing autonomous driving or ADAS vehicle platforms
- Experience integrating high-performance AI compute into vehicles
- Experience integrating cameras, radar, lidar, GNSS, IMUs, or other perception systems
- Knowledge of automotive functional safety, including ISO 26262
- Familiarity with automotive cybersecurity and secure vehicle architectures
What you get
- Salary range from $314,700 to $408,100
- Competitive equity package
- Hybrid working policy with core working hours
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of team size or structure
- Role involves significant hands-on troubleshooting which may require extensive on-site presence
- High level of responsibility and technical leadership expected
- Vague on the specific technologies and tools used in the integration process
Summarised from Wayve's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Wayve on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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