Senior Autonomy Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and verification of high-performance autonomy solutions for the defense industry
• Prototype, evaluate, refine, and deploy state-of-the-art ML algorithms and solutions for defense use cases
• Leverage established products to build the software and infrastructure foundation for behavior-specific ML development
• Collaborate with perception and planning engineers on cross-team initiatives
• Work closely with product managers to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Train and mentor junior engineers to foster a culture of learning and improvement

Requirements

• Experience developing autonomous vehicle solutions for aerospace and defense
• Experience with the end-to-end development cycle of deep learning models
• Expertise in subdomains such as modeling, input pipelines, evaluation, deployment, and model optimization
• 5+ years of experience building production software using modern software practices
• Fluency in C++, or fluency in Python with intermediate experience in C++
• Ability to hold UK Security Clearance (current or previous preferred)
• Willingness to travel for company business and customer sites

Preferred Qualifications

• Publications in computer vision, NLP, or robotics
• Experience with drones and flight computers such as PX4
• Experience in evaluating and improving system-in-the-loop model performance

About the Company

Applied Intuition is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017, the company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. We service the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, and agriculture industries through tools, operating systems, and autonomy solutions. Our technology is trusted by the world's leading automakers and the United States military and its allies.