Autonomy Systems Engineer — Field Deployment & Robotics

Applied Intuition; Poway (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401k with employer match

Learning stipend

Wellness stipend

Paid time off

Job summary

Applied Intuition in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Systems Engineer to define requirements, design architectures, and integrate our software onto autonomous vehicles and defense systems. You’ll work across office and field environments, deploying and validating software on autonomous platforms.

Collaborate with software, autonomy, perception, and data science teams to ensure robust, safe deployment, address field challenges, and document processes for continuous improvements.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Robotic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Optimization, or equivalent OR 5 years of relevant experience designing multi-agent autonomy
• Strong proficiency in Linux and command-line tools
• Strong proficiency in Python and/or C++
• Hands-on experience with robotic systems, sensors, and vehicle autopilots
• Knowledge of inter-vehicle communication protocols

Responsibilities

• Define system requirements from user needs on operational concepts
• Define system and system-of-systems architectures and align with open standards
• Design and build out reference architectures for multiple systems of interest including autonomy systems
• Lead the development of system engineering models and artifacts
• Develop, deploy, and validate software systems on autonomous vehicles
• Participate in hands-on fieldwork deploying software on vehicles
• Work with perception and autonomy teams to deploy and optimize perception pipelines
• Address inter-vehicle communication for collaborative autonomous operations
• Leverage simulation environments to test vehicle systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful deployments and document processes

Skills

Linux

Python

C++

Robotics

Autonomy

Sensors

Vehicle autopilots

DDS/ROS

System architecture

Open standards

Education

MS/PhD in Robotic/EE/CS

5 years autonomy design

Tools

PX4

ROS

ROS 2

DDS

Job description

Applied Intuition in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Systems Engineer to define requirements, design architectures, and integrate our software onto autonomous vehicles and defense systems. You’ll work across office and field environments, deploying and validating software on autonomous platforms.

Collaborate with software, autonomy, perception, and data science teams to ensure robust, safe deployment, address field challenges, and document processes for continuous improvements.