About Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company that accelerates the global adoption of safe, AI-driven machines. Founded in 2017, Applied Intuition delivers the toolchain, Vehicle OS, and autonomy stacks to help customers build intelligent vehicles and shorten time to market. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers and major programs across the Department of Defense trust Applied Intuition's 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, Seoul, and Tokyo. Learn more at appliedintuition.com.
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 the role
As the Engineering Manager for the Remote Assistance team, you’ll lead the development and deployment of a critical system enabling remote human support for L4 autonomous trucks. You’ll build and manage a world-class team of engineers focused on delivering robust architecture, technical milestones, and operational protocols for real-time human intervention in complex or ambiguous scenarios. In this highly cross-functional role, you’ll work with Safety and Operations to define operator training, HMI interfaces, and incident review workflows, while partnering with Regulatory and Legal teams to ensure alignment with evolving standards in the U.S. and Japan. You’ll play a key role in shaping the roadmap, driving execution, and growing a high-performing, mission-driven team.
At Applied Intuition, you will:
- Lead the Remote Assistance team responsible for supporting remote operations of L4 trucks. Grow and manage a team of world class engineers that will deploy this critical function for commercial trucking scenarios
- Drive the definition of the technical architecture, technical milestones and ensure efficient execution towards those goals
- Define roadmap and operational protocols for remote human intervention in challenging or ambiguous scenarios
- Work with Safety and Ops to establish operator training, HMI requirements, and incident review procedures
- Coordinate with Regulatory and Legal to ensure RA system alignment with evolving frameworks in the US and Japan
- Recruit, mentor, and grow a high-functioning cross-disciplinary team
We’re looking for someone who has:
- 5+ years of management experience
- Passion for building and leading high-functional teams
- Experience with onboard and offboard infrastructure and building highly distributed systems
- Experience in autonomous driving, specifically on Remote Assistance
- Solid track record of building and deploying products
Nice to have:
- Work experience in Trucking Autonomy
- Startup experience
Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary, equity, and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package, which may also include equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units, comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k retirement benefits with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off. Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.
Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, interview performance, and the level and scope of the position.
Please reference the job posting’s subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the location listed is: $204,000 - $343,000 USD annually.
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.
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.
