Mapping Operations Lead

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of mapping specialists, setting priorities, managing workloads, and maintaining a clear production schedule
• Own the weekly and sprint-level production calendar for map builds and updates
• Run daily standups and triage sessions to escalate blockers and make real-time prioritization decisions
• Mentor specialists and establish standards for map labeling, QC, and documentation
• Serve as the primary escalation point for map data issues and route them to engineering teams
• Build and maintain a triage playbook for consistent issue resolution
• Coordinate with engineers to validate HD map accuracy in simulation environments
• Close the loop with operations and safety teams to improve map coverage and quality

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in HD map production, geospatial data operations, or related fields in AV/robotics
• Experience leading or coordinating a team of technical contributors
• Strong understanding of HD map data formats (e.g., OpenDRIVE, NDS) and annotation pipelines
• Experience with point cloud data, 3D visualization, or lidar-based annotation tools
• Familiarity with simulation environments (e.g., CARLA, LGSVL)
• Experience analyzing field reports or sensor data to identify quality issues
• Proficiency with data tooling such as SQL, C++, Python, or QGIS
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with LiDAR point clouds and camera-based feature extraction
• Experience with standard definition (SD) street network data
• Background in AV safety operations
• Familiarity with JIRA and Slack
• Experience defining or improving QA/QC standards in a mapping team

About the Company

Applied Intuition is powering the future of physical AI, creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. The company services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, and agriculture industries.