Operational Safety Coordinator

Wayve Wayve · Robotics · Yokohama, Japan · Fleet Operations

Wayve is seeking an Operational Safety Coordinator to support the safe and compliant testing of their autonomous vehicle fleet. This role involves monitoring safety performance, managing risks, assisting with incident response, maintaining documentation, and contributing to audits. The ideal candidate has experience in safety, compliance, or operations, and knowledge of ADAS or autonomous vehicle operations.

What you'd actually do

  1. monitors our safety performance, daily risks
  2. supports incident response
  3. maintains safety documentation
  4. contributes to audits and compliance reviews

Skills

Required

  • 2+ years’ experience in safety, compliance, operations, or coordination
  • Knowledge of ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) and/or autonomous vehicle operations
  • Organised, detail-focused, and proactive in identifying risks
  • Comfortable working with safety data (dashboards, reports, checklists)
  • Strong communication skills across teams and disciplines

Nice to have

  • Experience as a Vehicle Safety Operator (VSO), or willingness to undertake VSO familiarisation training
  • Understanding of Human Factors in safety-critical environments
  • Experience with creating dashboards, data analytics and presenting insights to senior leaders and stakeholders
  • Experience supporting safety investigations or audits

What the JD emphasized

  • safety-critical role
  • Knowledge of ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) and/or autonomous vehicle operations