Fleet Reliability Engineer
Location
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Compensation
$110k–$150k USD
Type
full time
Posted
1 months ago
Remote
Yes
Market range · function + seniority
$125k—$167k—$199k
p25 · target · p75 · n=800
Posted $150k · in the market band
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Job description
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.
About the role
As a Fleet Reliability Engineer at Applied Intuition, you will play a critical role in maintaining and enhancing the reliability of our vehicle fleets across multiple projects. Your primary focus will be optimizing operational hardware and software—specifically sensor suites and onboard compute systems—and conducting rigorous validation testing throughout the vehicle lifecycle. By driving systemic quality and stability improvements for our on-road vehicles, your technical contributions will directly enable and scale our broader fleet operations.
At Applied Intuition, you will:
- Improve reliability of vehicle fleet uptime by performing root cause analysis on trending vehicle issues
- Implement long term fixes through designing fleet scalable solutions
- Create, implement, and maintain robust testing procedures, diagnostic tools, and operational metrics to maximize fleet uptime, safety, and overall vehicle stability
- Track down why systems fail or underperform out on the road, and use those findings to help us build stronger, more reliable vehicles
- Work cross functionally with engineering and operations teams for escalations and collaboration on reliability improvements to our fleets with demo and testing performance
We're looking for someone who has:
- BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or similar
- 5+ years experience working with automotive hardware and software
- Experience with hardware reliability and testing
- Experience with AV components (LiDAR, RADAR, Cameras, etc.)
Nice to have:
- Knowledge of automotive communication (CAN/CAN FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet)
- Knowledge/Experience with common CAN/CAN FD tools (Vector, PCAN View/Explorer)
- Experience flashing software/firmware updates on hardware (ECUs, etc)
- Experience with software tools/services like Slack, Jira, and Confluence
Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary, equity, and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package, which may also include equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units, comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k retirement benefits with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off. Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.
Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, interview performance, and the level and scope of the position.
Please reference the job posting’s subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the location listed is: $110,000 - $150,000 USD annually.
Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. Consequently, the parties agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. These regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. The parties also agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of Executive Order 13496 (29 CFR Part 471, Appendix A to Subpart A), relating to the notice of employee rights under federal labor laws.
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