Engineering Manager - Behavior
AI summary of the role
Lead the SDS Behavior team at Applied Intuition, owning the architecture and delivery of next-generation behavior planning systems for L2 and L4 autonomous vehicles across cars, trucks, mining, construction, and offroad domains.
What you’ll do
- Drive overall strategy, technical roadmap, and architecture for behavior planning dedicated to L2 and L4 autonomous vehicles for cars, trucks, mining & construction, and offroad
- Guide design and implementation of robust, safety-critical algorithms for various driving domains including urban streets, highways, dirt roads, and diverse environmental conditions
- Grow and manage a team of world-class engineers in behavior systems
- Evolve architecture to achieve the final goal of an L4 end-to-end stack
What you’ll bring
- 5+ years of experience in robotics or autonomous systems with a focus on behavior systems
- Experience in two or more of: behavior planning, decision making under uncertainty, path planning, motion planning, probabilistic reasoning, prediction, machine learning, trajectory generation, mapless driving, end-to-end autonomy stack
- 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
Technologies
behavior planning · path planning · motion planning · probabilistic reasoning · trajectory generation · mapless driving · end-to-end autonomy stack · machine learning · prediction
About Applied Intuition
Builds the toolchain, vehicle OS and autonomy stacks that automakers, defense and off-road OEMs use to ship AI-driven vehicles.
Series F
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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. Hear from an Engineer: About the role As an Engineering Manager on the SDS Behavior team, you’ll lead a world-class group of engineers focused on building and deploying scalable behavior systems for cars, trucks, mining & construction, and offroad applications You will own the architecture and delivery of a next-generation system, focusing on state-of-the-art behavior in complex environments across diverse ODDs. This opportunity includes driving critical architectural and business
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About Applied Intuition Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers, as well as the United States military and its allies, trust the company’s solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at applied.co. 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. Hear from an Engineer: About the role As an Engineering Manager on the SDS Behavior team, y [... source excerpt omitted ...] focusing on state-of-the-art behavior in complex environments across diverse ODDs. This opportunity includes driving critical architectural and business decisions, partnering with customers, mentoring and building high-impact teams, and owning a significant portion of our autonomy stack with significant contract value and business opportunities At Applied Intuition, you will: Drive the overall strategy, technical roadmap, and architecture for behavior planning dedicated to L2 and L4 autonomous vehicles for cars, trucks, mining & construction, and offroad Guide the design and implementation of robust, safety-critical algorithms for various driving domains, including urban stree [... source excerpt omitted ...] planning, probabilistic reasoning, prediction, machine learning, trajectory generation, mapless driving, end-to-end autonomy stack 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 Nice to have: Direct experience working in end-to-end autonomy Hands-on experience building ML-driven and rule-based behavior planning (and their interplay), intent detection, or risk assessment modules Demonstrated success in applying machine learning and AI processes to complex deci
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