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As an Engineering Manager on the Trucking Autonomy team, you’ll lead a world-class group of engineers focused on building and deploying scalable planning and control systems for commercial trucking. You will own the architecture and delivery of a next-generation system, focusing on safe and efficient movement in high-traffic highway and suburban environments. This opportunity includes driving critical architectural and business decisions, mentoring and building high-impact teams, and owning a significant portion of our autonomy stack for trucking that has significant contract value and business opportunity.
At Applied Intuition, you will:- Drive the overall strategy, technical roadmap, and architecture for motion planning and controls dedicated to L4 autonomous trucks
- Guide the design and implementation of robust, safety-critical algorithms for various driving domains, including urban streets, highways, and diverse environmental conditions
- Grow and manage a team of world class engineers in the field of control systems for autonomous driving
- Evolve the architecture to achieve the final goal of an L4 end-to-end stack
- Work cross functionally with other teams, including Perception, Remote Assistance, Simulation, and Vehicle Operations, to ensure the robust and efficient integration of the motion planning and controls software stack
- Work across the different verticals in the company, and help create technology used across trucks and cars, for all levels of automation
- 5+ years of experience in robotics or autonomous systems, with a focus on motion planning and control systems
- Experience in two or more of the following: behavior planning, path planning, motion planning, trajectory generation, control theory
- Demonstrated ability to architect large-scale, production software for real-world robotic or automotive systems
- Proven leadership experience managing engineering teams, setting goals, and overseeing technical projects
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- Direct experience working in the Trucking autonomy domain
- Hands-on experience developing and testing planning algorithms on an autonomous vehicle
- Experience writing safety-critical, high-performance software using modern C++
- Experience in quadratic programming and nonlinear optimization to create robust and performant controllers
- Experience applying machine learning techniques to vehicle dynamics modeling
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.
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As the foremost enabler of autonomous vehicle development, Applied Intuition equips engineering and product teams with software that makes it faster, safer, and easier to bring autonomy to market.
Applied’s suite of products, focused on simulation and analytics, delivers sophisticated infrastructure built for scale. Companies of all sizes use Applied to comprehensively test and rapidly accelerate their autonomous vehicle development.
Headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in Detroit, Tokyo, and Munich, Applied is composed of software and automotive experts from the top companies in the world (such as Google, Amazon, Apple, Waymo, Tesla, Delphi, GM, and Bosch).
