Application Engineer

WeRide.ai

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San Jose, CA on site Until 8/23/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted May 2, 2025 Last posted December 31, 2025
Job description
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:
    • System Bringup & Deployment
     
  • 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.
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    Incident Triage & Quality Assurance
     
  • 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.
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    Sensor & System Calibration
     
  • 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.
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    Cross-Team Collaboration
     
  • 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.

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
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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

Compensation (from employer):
90000–120000 USD per year

About this role

Summary

Debugging software/hardware on autonomous vehicles, system deployment, incident resolution, sensor calibration.

Job title

Application Engineer

Experience level

null

Industry

automotive

Location requirements

San Jose, CA; remote not specified

Salary

90000–120000 USD per year

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

C++LinuxROSsensor calibrationdebugging

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

autonomous drivingroboticssensor calibrationembedded systems
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

San Jose, CA, USA

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