The Production Engineer will debug software and hardware for autonomous vehicles, analyze performance, and develop improvements for incident management.
Established in 2017, WeRide (NASDAQ: WRD) is a leading global commercial-stage company that develops autonomous driving technologies from Level 2 to Level 4. WeRide is the only tech company in the world that holds driverless permits in China, the UAE, Singapore and the US, conducting autonomous driving R&D, tests and operations in over 30 cities of 10 countries around the world. WeRide has operated a self-driving fleet for more than 2,200 days.
This position will be responsible for debugging software, hardware and system issues on autonomous vehicles; managing system release; and developing tools to improve efficiency of incident triage.
What you will do:
- Role Responsibilities:
- Deploy and integrate autonomous driving software onto vehicle platforms and embedded computing systems.
- Validate system functionality after fleet deployment and ADV delivery, including Linux/Bash-based debugging on embedded systems.
- Report, document and track fleet issues and drive cross-team effort to solve them.
- Perform incident triage and root-cause analysis with a strong understanding of data flow in robotics systems.
- Investigate and debug issues across the stack, including C++ code, Linux system issues, and hardware failures, and recommend mitigation or corrective actions.
- Integrate and validate the full autonomy stack, including Perception, Planning & Control (PNC), and hardware.
- Contribute to quality assurance processes and continuous improvement of system stability and safety.
- Calibrate and validate sensors, including cameras, LiDAR, IMU, and GNSS.
- Understand vehicle, world, and sensor coordinate systems.
- Support control-related calibration to ensure stable and predictable vehicle behavior.
- Support technical demos and pilot deployments, delivering on-demand technical demonstrations and stakeholder communication with strong ownership.
- Quickly resolve issues during demos or provide timely mitigation solutions when needed.
- Collaborate closely with AI, Robotics, and Operations teams.
- Clearly communicate technical findings and deployment status across teams.
System Bringup & Deployment
Incident Triage & Quality Assurance
Sensor & System Calibration
Cross-Team Collaboration
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- Experience with sensors (e.g. IMU, lidar, camera, odometry, radar)
- Experience with ROS-based software development for robotic systems
- Hands-on experience with robot simulators or other robot frameworks
- Enthusiasm to understand a complex system and its various components
WeRide.ai offers competitive salary depending on the experience. Employee benefits include:
Premium Medical, Dental and Vision Plan (No cost from employees or their families)
Free Daily Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Paid vacations and holidays
401K plan
Top Skills
C++
Linux
Ros
WeRide.ai San Jose, California, USA Office
2630 Orchard Pkwy, San Jose, CA, United States, 95134
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