Autonomy Data Systems Engineer - Insights & Metrics

Decisive Point; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer with a strong data background to own insights, analytics, and development metrics for the SDS trucking team.

You will analyze driving data to help the self-driving trucking team understand system performance, identify areas for improvement, and make informed engineering decisions. You will combine hands-on data analysis, statistical reasoning, and systems engineering to turn complex data into insights that shape development, support

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in data science, data engineering, systems engineering, V&V, or a related role in ADAS/autonomous driving or robotics.
• Hands-on experience analyzing large datasets with Python and SQL, including statistical analysis, data visualization, and interpreting variability and uncertainty.
• Experience defining and reporting metrics that drive decisions on a development program.
• Ability to read production code (Python, C++, or similar) to trace behavior through an autonomy or robotics stack.
• Strong systems engineering fundamentals: requirements, functional decomposition, architecture, and test planning.
• Experience with V&V for ADAS/AD or robotics, including defining what is sufficient for launch.
• Working knowledge of fault management and a solid understanding of AV stack components.
• Strong communication skills for explaining data-driven findings to engineers, leadership, and customers.

Responsibilities

• Define development and autonomy performance metrics, and implement them in code against fleet, test, and simulation data.
• Build data pipelines, analyses, and tools using Python, SQL, or similar technologies to turn large datasets into insights on performance, gaps, and launch readiness.
• Track metrics over time, catch regressions early, and guide engineering priorities with data.
• Read autonomy stack code to trace system behavior back to requirements and root causes.
• Work with systems engineers to translate requirements into measurable metrics and evaluation criteria.
• Drive verification and validation across simulation, closed-course, and on-road testing.
• Build dashboards and readiness views for engineering leadership and customers.
• Collaborate across autonomy, perception, hardware, safety, and test teams.

Skills

Data-driven decisions

Systems thinking

Problem solving

Education

MS/BS in Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Science, Robotics, Data Science, or equivalent

Tools

Python

SQL

C++

Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer with a strong data background to own insights, analytics, and development metrics for the SDS trucking team.

You will analyze driving data to help the self-driving trucking team understand system performance, identify areas for improvement, and make informed engineering decisions. You will combine hands-on data analysis, statistical reasoning, and systems engineering to turn complex data into insights that shape development, support