Senior Autonomy Engineer

Applied Intuition; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading vehicle intelligence company in Greater London is seeking a Senior Autonomy Engineer to lead the design and development of high-performance autonomy solutions for the defense industry. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in autonomous vehicle solutions, deep learning models, and proficiency in C or Python. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams and mentoring junior engineers. Join us to stay at the forefront of AI technology and make a difference in the defense sector.

Qualifications

• Experience developing autonomous vehicle solutions for aerospace and defense.
• Experience with the end-to-end development cycle of deep learning models.
• Expertise in subdomains such as modeling input pipelines, evaluation, deployment, and model optimization.
• 5 years of experience building production software using modern software practices.
• Fluency in C or fluency in Python with intermediate experience in C.
• References who will describe them as low-ego, highly motivated, thoughtfully opinionated, strong communicators, and curious listeners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and verification of high-performance autonomy solutions for the defense industry.
• Write perception and planning algorithms, optimize performance, and develop robust system architectures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of learning and improvement.
• Stay updated with industry trends and best practices.

Skills

APIs

C / C++

Computer Graphics

Go

React

Redux

Node.js

AWS

Library Services

Assembly

GraphQL

High Voltage

Job description

About Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company that accelerates the global adoption of safe AI-driven machines. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion following its recent Series F funding round Applied Intuition delivers the Vehicle OS Self-Driving System and toolchain to help customers build intelligent vehicles and shorten time to market. 18 of the top 20 global automakers and major programs across the Department of Defense trust Applied Intuitions 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 Bangalore Seoul and Tokyo. Learn more at .

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 Applied Intuition Defense

Applied Intuition UK is a software and infrastructure supplier that accelerates the deployment of next-generation autonomous capabilities to the warfighter across air land sea and space. A subsidiary of Applied Intuition we deliver dual-use solutions to national security customers that build upon several years of product development and experience from commercial autonomy programs. Based in London our seasoned defence team hails from Palantir Anduril SpaceX Google Lockheed Martin and the UK and US Armed Services. Learn more at .

About the role

As a Senior Autonomy Engineer on the UK Engineering team you will lead the design development and verification of high-performance autonomy solutions for the defense industry. You will write perception and planning algorithms optimize performance and develop robust system architectures. Collaborating with cross-functional teams you will translate requirements into technical solutions while mentoring junior engineers. The role also involves continuous innovation testing debugging documentation while staying at the forefront of AI technology.

At Applied Intuition you will :

• Prototype evaluate refine and deploy state-of-the-art ML algorithms and solutions for defense use cases
• Leverage established products at Applied Intuition to build the software and infra foundation for behavior-specific ML development.
• Tightly collaborate with perception and planning engineers on many cross-team initiatives
• Work closely with product managers to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Train and mentor junior engineers as we grow the UK team fostering a culture of learning and improvement
• Stay updated with industry trends emerging technologies and best practices to enhance product development

We’re looking for someone who has :

• Experience developing autonomous vehicle solutions for aerospace and defense
• Experience with the end-to-end development cycle of deep learning models
• Expertise in subdomains such as modeling input pipelines evaluation deployment and model optimization
• 5 years of experience building production software using modern software practices
• Fluency in C or fluency in Python with intermediate experience in C
• References who will describe them as low-ego highly motivated thoughtfully opinionated strong communicators and curious listeners

Travel requirements :

• General willingness to travel for company business between our offices as well as to customer sites

Security Requirements :

• Must have ability to hold UK Security Clearance (current or previous preferred)

Nice to have :

• Publications in computer vision NLP or robotics.
• Experience with drones and flight computers such as PX4.
• Experience in evaluating and improving system-in-the-loop model performance.

Dont meet every single requirement If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt 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.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

• APIs
• C / C++
• Computer Graphics
• Go
• React
• Redux
• Node.js
• AWS
• Library Services
• Assembly
• GraphQL
• High Voltage

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1