HD Map Operations Lead — Drive AV Mapping Excellence

Telemetry Today LLC; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking a technical lead to manage the mapping team's day-to-day operations. You will own production scheduling, triage map issues, and connect mapping specialists with software and field operations to drive AV stack performance.

You will guide HD map production, validation, and integration with simulation workflows, influencing quality and delivery timeliness in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in a relevant field.
• 3+ years of experience in HD map production, geospatial data operations, or related field in autonomous vehicles.
• Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating a team of technical contributors.
• Strong understanding of HD map data formats (OpenDRIVE, NDS) and annotation pipelines.
• Experience with point cloud data, 3D visualization environments, or lidar-based annotation tools.
• Familiarity with simulation environments (CARLA, LGSVL) and how map data feeds into sim validation.
• Experience analyzing field reports or sensor data to identify map quality issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to translate technical issues clearly for both specialists and cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of mapping specialists, setting priorities and maintaining a production schedule across map build/update cycles.
• Own the weekly and sprint-level production calendar for mapping new areas and improving map quality.
• Run daily standups and triage sessions to unblock and prioritize based on operational impact.
• Mentor specialists and establish standards for map labeling, QC, and documentation.
• Serve as escalation point for map data issues across map production, validation, and downstream consumers.
• Build and maintain a triage playbook for consistent issue resolution.
• Coordinate with engineers to validate HD map accuracy in simulation environments.
• Close loop with operations and safety teams to improve map coverage and quality.

Skills

SQL

C++

Python

QGIS

Education

Bachelor's Degree or higher

Tools

OpenDRIVE

NDS

Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking a technical lead to manage the mapping team's day-to-day operations. You will own production scheduling, triage map issues, and connect mapping specialists with software and field operations to drive AV stack performance.

You will guide HD map production, validation, and integration with simulation workflows, influencing quality and delivery timeliness in a fast-paced startup environment.