Test Flight Engineer
Applied Intuition4 hours ago
Sunnyvale, CA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$150k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement controls modules for autonomous off-road vehicle navigation.
- Characterize customer vehicle dynamics and create tailored controls solutions that reduce differences between simulation and real-world behavior.
- Evaluate academic research and develop optimal-control solutions using nonlinear MPC and MPPI control.
- Test controls solutions on real, production-grade vehicles.
- Collaborate with customer engineers and manage customer relationships.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience building production software using modern software practices.
- Hands-on experience testing controls solutions on real, production-grade vehicles.
- Fluency in differential equations, numerical optimization, numerical analysis, and physics.
- Passion for solving challenging controls problems across varied vehicles and off-road environments.
- MSc or PhD in mechanical engineering or computer science with controls coursework or research experience is preferred.
- Experience with safety-critical C++ coding guidelines such as MISRA and AUTOSAR is preferred.
- Experience with quadratic programming solvers and nonlinear optimization tools such as OSQP, SCS, and CasADi is preferred.
- Experience applying machine learning to vehicle dynamics modeling is preferred.
- Experience writing high-performance C++ code is preferred.
- Experience with large industrial vehicles in off-road environments is preferred.
Benefits
- Full-time employees are expected to work primarily from an Applied Intuition office 5 days per week, with occasional remote-work flexibility; this expectation does not apply to contractors.
- Benefits may include equity, comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, a 401(k) with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off.
- Accessible and inclusive application and interview accommodations are available for disabled veterans and applicants with disabilities or 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.