Controls Engineer

Wayve

. Develop, integrate, tune, and validate control, trajectory-generation, and action-processing algorithms across vehicle platforms, operating modes, and challenging driving conditions .

Posted 11/9/2026full-timeLondon • United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and validating control algorithms for autonomous vehicles, with strong knowledge of control theory, vehicle dynamics, and safety-critical systems. Proficient in C++ for production-quality software and experienced in integrating machine learning components within complex robotic systems.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Control Theory FundamentalsC++ Software EngineeringMotion Control DevelopmentSafety-Critical Systems ComplianceVehicle Dynamics Knowledge

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Hard Skills

Control TheoryMotion ControlC++ ProgrammingReal-Time Software DevelopmentSimulation and TestingMachine Learning IntegrationSystem-Level DebuggingPerformance Metrics TrackingVehicle Actuation KnowledgeClosed-Loop Evaluation

Tools & Technologies

Simulation ToolsLogging and Diagnostics ToolsOn-Platform Debugging ToolsCAN Bus SystemsRegression Testing Suites

Certifications & Qualifications

ISO 26262 Compliance

Industry Keywords

ADASAutonomous VehiclesAutomotive IndustrySafety-Critical SystemsRobotics

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

C++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop, integrate, tune, and validate control, trajectory-generation, and action-processing algorithms across vehicle platforms, operating modes, and challenging driving conditions
Maintain and evolve controls software architecture connecting AI Driver outputs to real-time vehicle actuation and feedback
Own requirements, release readiness, in-field performance, and issue triage
Implement and maintain production-quality, latency-sensitive control software in C++ for prototype, reference, and production vehicles
Use simulation, closed-loop evaluation, and on-road testing to characterize controller behaviour, diagnose performance issues, and validate improvements
Define controller interfaces, integrate with adjacent systems, and enable new vehicle platforms and product features
Define and track quality metrics such as comfort, tracking error, safety margin KPIs, and regressions
Contribute evidence for safety cases and work with the safety team to ensure compliance with required standards
Develop and improve vehicle trajectory and motion controllers translating Wayve AI Driver outputs into safe, smooth, robust vehicle motion across ADAS and AV applications

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong fundamentals in control theory, with applied experience in one or more of optimization, model-predictive control, numerical methods or dynamical systems
Practical experience developing, tuning and validating motion control on complex real world physical systems, such as mobile robotics and/or autonomous vehicles
Experience with unit and integration tests, simulation regression suites, and closed-loop metrics
Strong software engineering skills, with experience building reliable production-quality systems in C++
Experience with latency-sensitive or real-time software
Ability to reason about and debug system-level behaviour in complex robotic systems across software and hardware
Applied machine learning experience, or experience developing systems that integrate with ML components
Vehicle dynamics and actuation knowledge, including steering, braking, powertrain interfaces, actuator delay models, and CAN or similar vehicle bus experience
Experience in the automotive industry, including ADAS or vehicle controls
Experience with safety-critical systems, validation, and relevant industry standards such as ISO 26262
Experience with monitoring and diagnostics, including logging, fault detection, and on-platform debugging tools
Experience across multiple platforms or vehicles, including parameter identification, calibration, and maintaining one software stack across hardware variants

Benefits

Comp & perks

Meaningful equity, sharing in the ownership and long term success of Wayve
Relocation support and visa sponsorship where applicable
Hybrid working and core hours
Learning and development budgets with support for training, conferences and growth
Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, dental, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, retirement or pension where applicable, access to therapists, wellbeing partnerships, and team socials
Salaries benchmarked against the market annually