Mechanical Design Engineer

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Before the detail, here's the challenge you'd help us solve. We build the embodied intelligence that moves real vehicles safely, and the ecosystem a billion machines will run on in the future. Very few people in AI can say this. Every role here, whatever the team, plugs into that. Here’s what this particular role covers. Mechanical Design Engineer 🛠️ About our Hardware Engineering Team Wayve's Hardware Engineering team designs and integrates the physical systems that enable our AI Driver to operate on real-world vehicle platforms. The team works across mechanical, electrical and systems engineering to package compute, sensors and supporting hardware into robust, manufacturable solutions that can be built, tested, installed and scaled. 🧠 Your day-to-day As a Mechanical Engineer at Wayve, you'll design and deliver robust integration solutions for compute and sensors on real-world vehicles, working on programmes with some of the world's leading automotive partners. You'll take ideas from concept through prototype and into manufacture, owning quality and design trade-offs along the way. This is a hands-on role with clear impact on how our systems are built, tested, installed and scaled. Applicants are required to submit a portfolio showcasing relevant work alongside their resume. Applications without a portfolio may not be considered. 🧩 What you’ll be working on: • Design and integrate mechanical solutions for sensors and compute across a range of vehicle platforms. • Own mechanical design trade-offs across performance, cost, manufacturability and serviceability while maintaining a high quality bar. • Develop and build HiLs, test rigs, jigs and fixtures to support validation and integration. • Produce clear 2D drawings, assemblies and BOMs, applying GD&T to ensure repeatable builds. • Partner with supply chain and external suppliers to source and manufacture parts using processes such as sheet metal, machining, vacuum casting and 3D printing. • Collaborate 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. 🙌 You should apply if: • You have 4+ years of experience in mechanical or design engineering, with a portfolio of relevant work. • You are proficient in SolidWorks, and ideally SolidWorks PDM, including master model development and multi-part assemblies. • You have experience with common manufacturing processes such as sheet metal, machining, vacuum casting and 3D printing, with strong design-for-manufacture judgement. • You have strong experience designing and building test jigs, rigs and fixtures, and are comfortable working hands-on in a workshop environment. • You have strong 2D drawing and assembly skills, experience managing BOMs, and a working knowledge of GD&T. • You have experience using risk assessment methods such as FMEA or DFMEA. Nice to have • You have surface modelling experience. • You are familiar with aluminium extrusion-based builds. • You have an understanding of electronic systems, such as voltage basics, harness development and compute selection. • You have hands-on FDM printing experience. 🌱 Not ticking every box? That’s totally okay! If you’re passionate about autonomy and keen to learn, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every requirement.   More about Wayve: 🚀 Wayve is building the leading AI platform for autonomous driving. We are pioneering an end to end AI approach that enables vehicles to learn directly from real world experience, developing the ability to adapt, generalise and improve at scale. Instead of relying on hand coded rules or pre mapped environments, our AI Driv

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