Mechanical Design Engineer

Overview

As a Mechanical Design Engineer at Wayve, you will develop robust mechanical solutions for sensors and compute on real-world vehicle platforms, bridging mechanical, electrical and systems engineering. You’ll move concepts to prototypes and manufacture, balancing performance, cost and manufacturability. Expect hands-on work with tangible impact on how our hardware is built, tested and deployed. You’ll join a mission-driven team pushing scalable, hardware-lean AI for autonomous driving.

Pay / Benefits

• salary benchmarked annually
• meaningful equity
• relocation support and visa sponsorship
• hybrid working with core hours
• learning and development budgets
• comprehensive benefits (health insurance, dental, parental leave)

Responsibilities

• Design and integrate mechanical solutions for sensors and compute across vehicle platforms
• Own mechanical design trade-offs for performance, cost, manufacturability and serviceability
• Develop and build HiLs, test rigs, jigs and fixtures for validation and integration
• Produce 2D drawings, assemblies and BOMs with GD&T for repeatable builds
• Collaborate with supply chain and external suppliers to source and manufacture parts (sheet metal, machining, vacuum casting, 3D printing)
• Work cross-functionally with electronics and other engineering teams to integrate compute and sensor architectures
• Create build instructions, inspection checklists and safety/quality documentation, and support knowledge transfer to Fleet and field teams

Key requirements

• 4+ years of experience in mechanical or design engineering with a portfolio
• Proficiency in SolidWorks and SolidWorks PDM including master model development
• Experience with sheet metal, machining, vacuum casting and 3D printing with design-for-manufacture judgement
• Strong experience designing and building test jigs, rigs and fixtures, hands-on workshop work
• Strong 2D drawing and assembly skills, BOM management and GD&T knowledge
• Experience using risk assessment methods such as FMEA or DFMEA

• hands-on in a workshop environment
• cross-functional collaboration
• quality-focused
• SolidWorks
• SolidWorks PDM
• GD&T

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