Vehicle Integration & Triage Engineer

About Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company that accelerates the global adoption of safe, AI-driven machines. Founded in 2017, Applied Intuition delivers the toolchain, Vehicle OS, and autonomy stacks to help customers build intelligent vehicles and shorten time to market. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers and major programs across the Department of Defense trust Applied Intuition's solutions to deliver vehicle intelligence. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, and agriculture industries and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Diego, CA, Ft. Walton Beach, FL, Ann Arbor, MI, London, Stuttgart, Munich, Stockholm, Seoul, and Tokyo. Learn more at appliedintuition.com.

We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments. (Note: For EpiSci job openings, fully remote work will be considered by exception.)

About the role

We are looking for a Vehicle Integration & Triage Engineer who will play a crucial role for our vehicle fleet. This engineer will be the master mind for all vehicle related processes in our growing autonomy team in Stuttgart.

You will own the regular deployment of SW to our vehicles, including troubleshooting issues, both at hardware and SW level. You ensure the same issue does only happen once, by generating a variety of tests &automation for CI, deployment and testing processes.

In addition you will own the vehicle testing and triaging, providing most signal out of each test drive, tightly embedded with a team  of exceptional system and software engineers,
You will also participate in the initial build-out of each new vehicle and by that have the chance to know every bit and detail of the vehicles.

In addition to your engineering contributions, by working in our dynamic and customer-focused team culture, you will contribute to and learn from best practices in the nascent autonomy industry. We move fast and focus on excellence, for our products and for our business. If you are hands-on and looking for a place to have a multiplying effect on making autonomous systems a reality, Applied Intuition is the place for you! 

At Applied Intuition, you will:

• Be the subject matter expert for Applied’s autonomous vehicles in Stuttgart by building a deep familiarity with all aspects of the system(s)
• Own  final bring-up, regular deployment and HW/SW release testing on our vehicles
• Troubleshoot the vehicles systems, computer components, ECUs and sensors performing root cause analysis 
• Working to minimize vehicle downtime while focused on safety
• Coordinate or conduct regular test drives
• Analyse and triage the test drive results , to get most signal out of each drive
• Partner closely with the software & system developers to maintain a rapport for rapid and iterative feedback loop
• Automate any repeating task on integration, deployment, testing and triaging

We're looking for someone who has:

• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and analytical and creative problem solving skills, with strong drive to ensure the same issues only occurs once
• Familiarity with Linux,  Python & other scripting languages for troubleshooting issues & automizing repetitive tasks
• Experience developing software for large projects (CI/CD, release process, etc)
• Ability to read complex C++ code
• Proven ability to read and understand electrical schematics, datasheets & vehicle networking (Ethernet, CAN, etc)
• Experience working with AV Components (embedded ECUs, Gateways, Linux computers, Lidars, Radars, Cameras, GPS, etc.

Benefits and perks

• Lunch and dinner allowance
• Fitness (600 USD) and learning stipends (1,000 USD) annually 
• Stock options

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. Consequently, the parties agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. These regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. The parties also agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of Executive Order 13496 (29 CFR Part 471, Appendix A to Subpart A), relating to the notice of employee rights under federal labor laws.