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Product Feature Owner ADAS

wayveLeonberg, GermanyProduct & Delivery
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Salary
Not listed
Job type
Full-time
Work mode
Remote
Experience
Senior
Posted
5 Oct 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

This role suits an experienced automotive professional who wants to guide advanced driver assistance systems from concept to production. The position is based full-time at the company office in Leonberg, Germany.

Role Overview

Wayve is hiring a Product Feature Owner for ADAS to manage specific collision avoidance and lane keeping functionalities. The position sits within the product and delivery team, bridging customer requirements, product strategy, and engineering delivery to bring scalable vehicle capabilities to global original equipment manufacturer partners.

Key Responsibilities

Act as the accountable product owner for specific advanced driver assistance system features, ensuring timely delivery to specification.
Partner with original equipment manufacturer customers to gather requirements and align expectations without compromising product strategy.
Collaborate with engineering teams to define feature scope, specifications, performance targets, and delivery schedules.
Participate in feature development through early feedback, testing support, and validation activities.
Serve as a central coordination point between external partners and internal teams to resolve ambiguity and manage risks.
Maintain and evolve the strategic feature roadmap toward higher levels of autonomy.

Requirements

Experience specifying and delivering advanced driver assistance system features from concept to production.
Familiarity with automotive development processes such as requirements management, the V-model, ASPICE, quality, and validation.
Ability to work directly with original equipment manufacturer customers, negotiating requirements and representing their perspective internally.
Technical depth to engage credibly with engineering teams on trade-offs, feasibility, testing, and validation.
Skill in cross-functional collaboration, bridging technical and commercial perspectives.
Comfort operating in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment.

Nice to Have

Experience shipping complete advanced driver assistance system features into large-scale automotive production programmes.
Knowledge of automotive quality, safety, and compliance standards including SOTIF, functional safety, GSR-II, and DCAS.
Experience with machine learning, large language models, or generative-artificial intelligence methods.

Skills and Tools

Automatic Emergency Braking
Lane Keeping Assist
Evasive Steering Assist
Automatic Emergency Steering
Blind Spot Monitoring
ASPICE
SOTIF
Functional Safety
GSR-II
DCAS

Salary and Benefits

Market-benchmarked annual salaries
Meaningful equity and ownership opportunities
Relocation support and visa sponsorship where applicable
Hybrid working model with core hours and access to vehicle workshops and labs
Learning and development budgets for training and conferences
Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, dental coverage, enhanced parental leave, retirement plans, therapy access, and wellbeing partnerships

About the Company

Wayve builds embodied intelligence designed to move real vehicles safely through an end-to-end artificial intelligence approach. The platform allows vehicles to learn directly from real-world experience rather than relying on hand-coded rules or pre-mapped environments. The organization collaborates with global original equipment manufacturer partners to integrate mapless and hardware-agnostic artificial intelligence software scaling from level two plus up to level four automation.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should visit the official company careers page to submit an application.

Skills and tech stack

Questions candidates ask

Where is this job located?

This full-time position is based in Leonberg, Germany, utilizing a hybrid working model.

What core functions does this role cover?

The position takes end-to-end ownership of collision avoidance and lane keeping functionalities, including Automatic Emergency Braking, Lane Keeping Assist, Evasive Steering Assist, Automatic Emergency Steering, and Blind Spot Monitoring.

What kind of customer interaction is expected?

The role involves partnering closely with original equipment manufacturer customers to understand needs, represent perspectives internally, negotiate requirements, and align expectations.

Is visa sponsorship available?

Yes, relocation support and visa sponsorship are provided where applicable.

What is the interview process like?

The interview process includes an initial recruiter screen, competency and hiring manager interviews, deep-dive technical assessments regarding domain knowledge and presentation, and a final mission and values alignment interview.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official wayve careers page.

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