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System Validation Engineer, Autonomous Driving - Autonomy Performance Evaluation

Applied Intuition
Mountain View, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/6/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/25/2025

About Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition is a vehicle software supplier that accelerates the adoption of safe and intelligent machines worldwide. Founded in 2017, Applied Intuition delivers the AI-powered ADAS / AD toolchain, vehicle platform, and autonomy stack to help customers shorten time to market, build high-quality systems, and create next-generation consumer experiences. 18 of the top 20 global automakers trust Applied Intuition's solutions to drive the production of modern vehicles. Applied Intuition serves the automotive, trucking, construction, mining, agriculture, and defense industries and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA, with offices in San Diego, CA, Ft. Walton Beach, FL, Ann Arbor and Detroit, MI, Washington, D.C., Stuttgart, Munich, Stockholm, Seoul, and Tokyo. Learn more at appliedintuition.com.

Please note that we are an in-office company, which means the expectation is that you would come in to your Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. (Note this is not applicable for EpiSci job roles.)

About the role

We are looking for a system validation engineer with a background in autonomy, autonomous driving and / or ADAS. This engineer will work on performance evaluation of autonomy at the system and module level. This engineer will play a critical role in shaping the technical direction of this project towards measuring autonomy features and autonomous driving

At Applied Intuition, you will :

  • Identify, develop, measure and report on the critical metrics that measure performance and enable evaluation of the autonomy stack and autonomy modules
  • Dive deep into the autonomy modules to generate data driven insights to support autonomy development
  • Work closely with the autonomy software team for realization and utilization of these metrics and to drive improvements
  • Contribute efforts to ensure comprehensive metrics identification and measurement including key performance indicators and safety performance indicators across the autonomy system and modules supporting the safety case
  • Work closely with other system validation engineers to identify, implement and measure metrics that capture performance and enable evaluation of autonomy at the system and feature level for L4 trucking
  • Lead implementation, realization and reporting of identified metrics including frameworks, pipelines and dashboards
  • Support autonomy system validation engineers to build comprehensive test plans and specifications across testing modalities including simulation and real world testing
  • Work closely with systems engineering teams to ensure measurement and reporting across the ODD
  • Develop and implement strategies for analyzing real world data to measure performance and identify challenging and relevant events
  • Support generation of the safety case and release recommendation reports

We're looking for someone who has :

  • 5 years of experience in ADAS or Autonomous driving
  • MS / BS degree in Robotics, Aerospace, Computer Science, or equivalent required
  • Experience with ADAS, autonomous systems and robotics
  • Knowledge of existing standards and regulations relevant in the automotive industry, esp. ISO 26262, ISO 21448, UL4600
  • Knowledge of existing standards and regulations relevant in the automotive industry
  • Knowledge of architectural design of ADAS / AV systems
  • Experience with scripting and simulation tools
  • Mastery of strong collaboration with other teams, customers, and companies to ensure high quality deliverables
  • Nice to have :

  • Prior work in either autonomous vehicles or ADAS or aerospace
  • Project management and leadership experience in the AV industry
  • Experience in the AV and robotics field
  • Fluency in C and / or Python
  • Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary, equity, and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package, which may also include equity in the form of options and / or restricted stock units, comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k retirement benefits with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off. Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.

    Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, interview performance, and the level and scope of the position.

    Please reference the job posting's subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the location listed is : $118,000 - $220,000 USD annually.

    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.

    Salary : $118,000 - $220,000

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