Software Integration Engineer, Self-Driving
Applied Intuition15 hours ago
Base Salary
$180k - $220k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end autonomy software integration onto new vehicle platforms through architecture, interface definition, first engaged drive, validation, and handoff.
- Design vehicle compute topology, network segmentation, power and data paths, and interfaces among autonomy compute, safety controllers, and vehicle ECUs.
- Build and validate drive-by-wire interfaces and bring up lidar, radar, and camera sensor suites, including drivers, time synchronization, and calibration.
- Own Linux software baselines, configuration management, reproducible vehicle platforms, and porting of control software to real-time embedded targets.
- Build bench setups, on-vehicle test procedures, and automation to detect regressions and support scalable fleet deployment.
- Debug across the software-to-actuator boundary, set standards for interfaces and tools, mentor engineers, and maintain integration documentation and specifications.
- Participate in on-vehicle and test-track testing and travel approximately 10%.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience integrating software and hardware onto vehicles, robots, or other physical systems with real actuators and sensors.
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, or a related field.
- Strong C or C++ and working Python experience, including code that runs on Linux and communicates with hardware.
- Hands-on experience with CAN, CAN-FD, automotive Ethernet, and related tooling.
- Working knowledge of Linux systems and networking, including machine images, network interfaces, and configuration management automation.
- Demonstrated ownership of a full platform integration from architecture and interface definition through on-vehicle validation and handoff.
- Comfort working on vehicles and test benches and a track record of resolving integration problems across team boundaries.
- Preferred qualifications include vehicle compute and network topology design, VLAN and switch configuration, PTP/gPTP, DDS, drive-by-wire, motion control, vehicle dynamics, lidar/radar/camera bring-up, SerDes camera pipelines, GNSS/INS, IMU integration, RTOS, timing analysis, safety-oriented embedded C or C++, Yocto, Ubuntu image customization, Ansible, CI for on-vehicle software, ISO 26262, safety cases, and heavy or off-highway vehicles.
Benefits
- Primarily in-office work at an Applied Intuition office five days per week, with occasional remote-work flexibility for full-time employees.
- Approximately 10% travel and hands-on vehicle and test-track work.
- Applied Intuition provides accessible and inclusive application and interview accommodations for applicants with disabilities and medical conditions.
About Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition builds software tools, infrastructure, and operating systems for developing, testing, and deploying autonomous and driver-assistance systems across automotive, trucking, defense, construction, mining, and agriculture. It sells enterprise software and services including simulation, sensor data management, HD mapping, and a vehicle OS to OEMs and government customers. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, it counts 18 of the top 20 global automakers and the U.S. military among its users.