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Wayve is building an AI platform for autonomous driving using end-to-end learning approaches. The Technical Configuration Manager role sits within the Technical Process Excellence team, which helps engineering teams apply practical development processes across the full V-model lifecycle.
In this role, you will own configuration and change management across Wayve's complete development lifecycle, bringing automotive rigor while adapting to the company's pace. You'll shape processes that give teams control and evidence without unnecessary administrative burden.
Day-to-day responsibilities include:
- Building and maintaining the configuration item list across the full V-model, keeping requirements, architecture, software, verification evidence and releases clearly identified and controlled
- Running change management in Jira, coordinating reviews, defining review checklists and state transitions, and ensuring only intended, approved changes are implemented
- Establishing and maintaining consistent baselines across Jira, GitHub, Jama Connect, Enterprise Architect, Google Drive and Notion
- Supporting requirements management, including structures, attributes, traceability, baselining, change management and tooling
- Partnering with engineering teams and process owners to identify gaps, maintain configuration status records, conduct audits and prepare evidence for internal, customer and external assessments
Key projects include defining and continuously improving configuration and change management across the engineering lifecycle; acting as process owner for Automotive SPICE SUP.8 and SUP.10; reviewing and finalizing Change Request processes with engineering, product and quality teams; establishing folder structures, naming conventions and document templates; and improving workflows, tooling, automation and metrics.
Wayve operates hybrid from main hubs in London, Sunnyvale, Yokohama, Herzliya, Vancouver and Leonberg, with core hours and flexibility for remote work alongside hands-on time in vehicle workshops and labs.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Automotive experience with full development lifecycle end-to-end work across software, systems engineering and requirements management
- Proven configuration and change management experience, including configuration item lists, baselines, change control, status accounting and configuration audits, plus practical naming conventions and templates
- Proactive, self-organizing, able to drive implementation independently from approach definition through execution
- Clear communication across engineering teams; comfortable maintaining process discipline with senior stakeholders while building constructive relationships
- Pragmatic approach to adapting established automotive practices to Wayve's context, defining appropriate process levels without over-engineering
- Familiarity with modern engineering toolchains such as Git/GitHub, Jira, Jama Connect or equivalent, with understanding of maintaining control and traceability across tools
- Good working knowledge of Automotive SPICE, particularly SUP.8, SUP.9, SUP.10 and requirements engineering processes (ideal)
- Experience managing requirements and traceability in Jama Connect or comparable tool, and improving or automating engineering lifecycle, configuration or compliance workflows (valuable)
- Knowledge of ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434 or other automotive engineering standards, or intacs Automotive SPICE Process Expert or Assessor qualification (plus)
