Wayve
AI
NPIEngineer
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“NPI Engineer at Wayve. Skills: NPI, hardware/software product development, technical program management, product operations, Agile, CI/CD, DevOps. lead the successful rollout of new hardware / software products and relevant features. bridging product development, engineering, safety, fleet operations to ensure seamless launches that meet performance, quality, and user adoption goals”
What You'll Achieve.
seamless launches that meet performance, quality, and user adoption goals; production-ready and scalable solutions; accelerate the AI development loop; meet the program-level milestones; development roadmaps align with release readiness criteria, quality standards, and operational scalability; smooth transition of new products; scalability of the product
Industry & Context.
analytical skills; ability to evaluate the impact of sensor data on model performance; lean into complex challenges to unlock groundbreaking solutions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of experience in hardware/software product development, technical program management, or product operations, at least 3 years in an NPI, Understanding of modern software development practices (e.g., Agile, CI/CD, DevOps), Understanding of hardware development practices (BOM, Manufacturing Readiness, SOPs, Process development), Team player effective at cross-functional collaboration with teams of varying technical backgrounds, analytical skills and the ability to evaluate the impact of sensor data on model performance, Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work effectively across teams
Nice to Have
Experience with project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Notion), release engineering, ADAS or Autonomous Vehicle Experience
What You'll Do.
lead the successful rollout of new hardware / software products and relevant features
bridging product development
fleet operations to ensure seamless launches that meet performance
and user adoption goals
ensuring our cross functional teams deliver new hardware / software solutions that are production-ready and scalable to accelerate the AI development loop
Drive the relative programs towards an agile hardware/software development cycle to meet the program-level milestones
Develop and refine a scalable NPI framework tailored to agile hardware/software development cycles
Partner closely with product managers and engineering leads to ensure development roadmaps align with release readiness criteria
and operational scalability
Coordinate launch readiness across Field Engineering
Reliability Engineering
and Fleet Operations to ensure smooth transition of new products
Collaborate with Supply Chain to review and implement the supply chain footprint for scalability of the product
Oversee release planning milestones including alpha
and phased rollout strategies
Implement feedback loops from internal stakeholders and early adopters to rapidly address issues before and after release
Lead retrospectives and process improvements post-launch to refine future NPI practices
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with product managers and engineering leads; Coordinate launch readiness across Field Engineering, Reliability Engineering, and Fleet Operations; Collaborate with Supply Chain; cross-functional collaboration with teams of varying technical backgrounds; work effectively across teams
Communication Scope
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Process & Methodology
technical program management, NPI framework, release planning milestones, alpha, beta, and phased rollout strategies, project management tools
Full 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 the NPI Engineer, you lead the successful rollout of new hardware / software products and relevant features. This role is responsible for bridging product development, engineering, safety, fleet operations to ensure seamless launches that meet performance, quality, and user adoption goals. You will be the lead ensuring our cross functional teams deliver new hardware / software solutions that are production-ready and scalable to accelerate the AI development loop. Key Responsibilities: Drive the relative programs towards an agile hardware/software development cycle to meet the program-level milestones Develop and refine a scalable NPI framework tailored to agile hardware/software development cycles. Partner closely with product managers and engineering leads to ensure development roadmaps align with release readiness criteria, quality standards, and operational scalability. Coordinate launch readiness across Field Engineering, Reliability Engineering, and Fleet Operations to ensure
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