# Vehicle Safety Operator

**Company**: Wayve
**Location**: Tokyo
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Automotive

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## Description

We build the embodied intelligence that moves real vehicles safely, and the ecosystem a billion machines will run on in the future. Every role here, whatever the team, plugs into that.

As a Vehicle Safety Operator, you will support the development of next-generation AI driving systems by operating Wayve vehicles on public roads, evaluating vehicle behaviour, and providing operational feedback to engineering teams.

## Responsibilities

- Support real-world autonomous vehicle testing operations across Japan.

- Safely monitor autonomous driving systems during on-road testing and intervene whenever required.

- Provide structured operational feedback to engineers and research teams to help improve AI driving performance.

- Support data collection and validation activities that contribute to the training and improvement of Wayve's AI systems.

- Maintain high operational and safety standards while accurately reporting vehicle, testing, or safety-related issues.

## Requirements

- You hold a full, clean Japanese driving license, held for a minimum of 5 years.

- You have strong driving experience in Japan and confidence operating in complex urban environments.

- You have no blameworthy insurance claims in the past three years.

- You have strong communication skills in Japanese and can remain calm and professional under pressure.

- You're happy working alone and equally happy working within a team.

- You're adaptable, reliable, and comfortable operating in evolving environments and processes.

- You're proficient in Microsoft Office suite or equivalent (Google Suite).

- You're comfortable using smartphones, tablets, and standard workplace software tools.

## Benefits

- Salaries benchmarked against the market annually

- Meaningful equity, sharing in the ownership and long term success of Wayve

- Relocation support and visa sponsorship where applicable

- Learning and development budgets with support for training, conferences and growth

- Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, dental, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, retirement or pension where applicable, access to therapists, wellbeing partnerships, team socials and more

## Skills

### Required
- Japanese driving license
- strong driving experience in Japan
- Japanese
- Microsoft Office suite
- smartphones and tablets

### Nice to have
- advanced driving background
- familiarity with driving across urban and highway environments in Japan

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