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Engineering Manager - Axion

Applied Intuition· Axion team / Engineering
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Sunnyvale, CA$204k - $343kfull-timePosted 10mo ago

About the role

Engineering Manager leading a cross-functional group (software, simulation, integration, UI/UX) within the Axion autonomy toolchain to deliver high-impact capabilities, mentor engineers, define roadmaps, and collaborate with product, hardware/integration, and defense customers.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and grow a team of engineers working on one or more Axion modules (e.g., simulation engine, mission-control UI, hardware integration pipeline)
  • Define and own the technical roadmap for your area: translate product vision into deliverables, ensure alignment with overall Axion strategy
  • Drive software engineering best practices: architecture design, code reviews, CI/CD, test automation, performance/scalability, quality metrics
  • Manage project execution: planning sprints/releases, monitoring progress, identifying risks/blockers, ensuring delivery of milestones on time and to quality
  • Work with product management and UX/design to refine requirements, make trade-offs, and ensure that the engineering roadmap maps to user/customer value and field readiness
  • Collaborate with hardware/integration and operations teams to ensure seamless delivery of autonomy toolchain across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), live platforms
  • Ensure the team is set up for high-impact: recruiting top talent, setting clear goals, fostering a culture of ownership, iteration, and innovation
  • Communicate status, risk, and outcomes to senior leadership; escalate as needed; provide engineering input for business decisions
  • Stay abreast of emerging technologies: simulation, autonomy, AI, real-time systems, human-machine interfaces, and help the team apply them

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (advanced degree preferred)
  • Proven experience (e.g., 3 – 5+ years) in software engineering roles with increasing responsibility, and at least 1 – 2 years in a leadership role delivering complex systems
  • Strong technical background: architecture, design, implementation and delivery of large-scale, high-performance software systems (ideally simulation, real-time, autonomy, robotics, or hardware integration)
  • Experience managing full software development lifecycle: requirements, design, implementation, testing, deployment, maintenance
  • Experience in mentoring and growing engineering teams: recruiting, performance management, career development, building high-performing teams
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills: able to work cross-functionally with product, UX/design, hardware/integration, operations, senior leadership
  • Comfort in a fast-paced, highly-ambiguous environment; ability to make thoughtful trade-offs between speed, quality, and scalability
  • US citizenship and eligibility to receive active US Top Secret security clearance on onboarding

Skills

Required:Team leadership and mentoringTechnical roadmapping

Benefits

  • base salary, equity, and benefits
  • comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
  • 401k retirement benefits with employer match
  • learning and wellness stipends
  • paid time off
Last updated May 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Applied Intuition

Building vehicle intelligence | Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company with the tools, Vehicle OS, and autonomy stacks for creating safe, AI-powered vehicle experiences.

AIAutonomy stacksSelf-Driving SystemSimulationTesting & ValidationVehicle IntelligenceVehicle OSai-infrastructure-and-development
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