Product Design (Tools)

Applied Intuition; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Fitness Stipend

401(k) Match

Learning Stipend

Parental leave

Catered meals

Job summary

Applied Intuition is seeking a Product Designer to blend tools and human-machine interfaces to shape the software our fleet, mission control, and vehicle management systems run on. You will lead design across fleet management, mission control systems, OTA update flows, and internal vehicle OS tooling.

Collaborate with product managers and engineers to create and validate design solutions, move between defense and commercial use cases, and ship features in fast release cycles with autonomy and

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in product, tools, or interaction design, spanning enterprise, commercial, or consumer-facing products
• Ability to work independently and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• An entrepreneurial mindset — comfort taking ownership of ambiguous problems with minimal oversight
• Strong visual and interaction design skills
• Background in game design or interactive/real-time systems
• Experience at defense, space, or robotics companies
• Experience at AI/agentic companies
• Experience building 0-to-1 tools or internal software platforms

Responsibilities

• Lead design across fleet management, mission control systems, OTA update flows, vehicle management software, and internal workbench tooling
• Move fluidly between defense and commercial/trucking use cases, treating them as related design problems
• Collaborate closely with product managers and engineers to create and validate design solutions across tools and vehicle interfaces
• Work quickly to ship new features in fast release cycles
• Take on significant ownership and autonomy — this role is designed as an accelerator for someone ready to lead

Skills

Strong visual design

Interaction design

Entrepreneurial mindset

Ownership

Job description

• We’re looking for a Product Designer who can blend tools and HMI design to shape the software our fleet, mission control, and vehicle management systems run on. As part of Applied Intuition’s design team, you will play a critical role in shaping the design direction of this new project with strategic importance to Applied Intuition
• Lead design across fleet management, mission control systems, OTA update flows, vehicle management software, and our internal “workbench” vehicle OS tooling
• Move fluidly between defense and commercial/trucking use cases, treating them as related design problems
• Collaborate closely with product managers and engineers to create and validate design solutions across tools and vehicle interfaces
• Work quickly to ship new features in fast release cycles
• Take on significant ownership and autonomy — this role is designed as an accelerator for someone ready to lead

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Applied covers 100% of the cost and offers medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Fitness Stipend: Our wellness program supports your health and fitness goals. We pay for your trainers, gym memberships, massages, and more!
• 401(k) Match: 50% employer matching to help you save money for retirement
• Learning Stipend: We invest in your learning and growth by reimbursing you for educational and training expenses
• Parental leave: 12-week, fully paid parental leave to bond with a newborn child or new adopted or foster child
• Catered lunch, expensed dinner, on-site meals and snacks

• 5-7 years of experience in product, tools, or interaction design, spanning enterprise, commercial, or consumer-facing products
• Ability to work independently and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• An entrepreneurial mindset — comfort taking ownership of ambiguous problems with minimal oversight
• Strong visual and interaction design skills
• Background in game design or interactive/real-time systems
• Experience at defense, space, or robotics companies
• Experience at AI/agentic companies
• Experience building 0-to-1 tools or internal software platforms

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